When reading Rosa Menkman’s Glitch Studies Manifesto, I found it interesting how she changes the way we usually think about technological errors. Most of the time, we see glitches as annoying problems that should be fixed. But Menkman argues that trying to make technology completely perfect is not really possible. Instead, she encourages us to see glitches as moments that can lead to creativity and new ideas.

What stood out to me most was her point that a glitch only feels powerful for a short moment. Once we explain it too much or turn it into something normal, it loses that special effect. I also found her criticism of fake glitches interesting, especially when they are turned into filters or effects that anyone can use. That made me think about an important question: if we study glitches too much, do we take away the thing that makes them powerful in the first place?