Haha. Imagine being the weirdo that shows up to a LAN party with a Mac in 2003. /me laughs nervously
“… an advanced stage of the same illness that's plaguing many other American cities: the elimination of a local paper from its role in not only helping residents understand the place in which they live, but holding political actors accountable to those people as well.”
In a much healthier local media environment, the Times would just be one of many news outlets that has their editorial board select a candidate. But as always, the importance of the Times has less to do with its own greatness, and more to do with the poverty of other options.
New York City's local news coverage losses continue to pile up, and other links to start your day.
Eh, that tracks honestly
Now games writers are generally punished for being curious, punished for not adhering to SEO and performing keyword hocus-pocus. Every weekend my social media and discord fills up with talented but burnt-out writers who are amazed their job even survived another week. I wish things were different.
Nobody wants this. We all deserve so much better. There are so many interesting things we can learn from each other and stories to tell. Instead we’re forced to navigate a landscape shaped by SEO and AdSense, converted into digital fingerprints for banner ad salesman. I just want read about science.
A lot of really interesting conversations going on under this post about what good moderation looks like for social spaces on the internet.
Things are way more brittle than you think in big tech. They're mostly reliant on monopolies rather than making great products, and have got pretty far based on consumers being fooled into believing it was a fair deal. I think they underestimate the public's intelligence.
All of these internet platforms that we participate in, help to build, and rely on for information could be open-source and managed by the participants. Users have the power to change the internet, we need to abandon these gatekeepers & rent seekers, and build independent & sustainable communities.
There's a recent Dan Olson video where he talks about the Screenwave Media takeover of AVGN, and how these companies turn creators into content farms. Donut went hard into sponsored videos & churning out as much low-budget content as possible. They're not worried about viewers, they're making money.