Was There Life Before The Group Chat?
One particular regroup has members reconsidering the need for any other social tool.
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There’s a cultural hub in my pocket, and it lives inside my iMessage.
ADCE 2: Horny Is OK is an amorphous structure consisting of thirty-two semi-permanent members, a pliable network of personalities and resources, and a constant stream of information resembling a text-based For You Page, in other words, it’s a group chat. Formed in September 2022, during New York Fashion Week, back when it was just Average Danny Cole Enjoyer (ADCE), this particular group chat became a guide, a how-to-navigate-your-own-city pamphlet, the most chaotic brochure you’ve ever read, and everyone was addicted as we struggled from party to party.
Nearly a year and one chat-bombing later (scorned lovers exist in group chats, too), it has transformed from fleeting digital real estate into a place-that-feels-like-home, from a group chat to a collective “we.” In a precious, bordered place, thirty-two of the most contemporary minds in culture gather daily to cheer, share, laugh, like, or sometimes, just read.