What the Web Used to Be

There's a first time for everything 💁 The scorpion/cocoon is mine! 🦂💪So much pain...😂 * * * Thank you @onyx_w for showing me an entry that was doable 💕#yesastripper #poledance #poledanceusa #poledancenation #pdscorpion #pdcocoon #xpole #polefit #polefitness #fitness #fitgirl #addictedtopole #strength #flexibility #8inchheels #pleaserheels #pleaserusa #stripperheels

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It used to be that the internet was a great place for voyeurism. You could peer into people's private lives (blogs), you could find things nobody else had ever seen (rule 34), you could be transported somewhere else through something that felt new and fresh (see: whatever turned you on in the beginning). Now it's harder to do that. Lifestyles are curated brands. Blogs have been eaten by corporations. People have turned into performances. It's filtered, it's curated, it's packaging. For some reason, I feel like I see more intimacy on Instagram now. It's where I find myself wandering when I want to find what I haven't seen already (and, let's face it, for me, that's pretty much everything). Anyway, I came across this video of a woman on a pole today. It's just a flash of her life, her exploring what she can do, and, of course, above all else, it's fascinating because it's beautiful to witness that. 

I can't figure out if it's possible to embed an Instagram video on Squarespace. Watch the video here.