The Machine in the Garden.
I think a certain set of millennial women think they miss Tumblr, but they really miss a specific moment of anonymity and creation on the internet.
The musician Halsey gave an interview a few days ago where they said they miss Tumblr because on Tumblr you could be, “Absolutely ridiculous. You could post memes, and then get really serious and post ab
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Why Sublime works
I think Substack changed the culture on readers paying for writing, which is generally a very good thing. But that also leads to this urge of trying to monetize everything, even very casual stuff. What it reminds me of is trying to establish my career by tweeting a lot circa 2013-2018, when it seemed to matter. Imagine if that structure pushed ever
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Interesting thought here, where is the line between enabling ease for value creation and ease for exploitation?
“Everyone falls to a mean so quickly. Every influencer starts with a niche and then suddenly everyone’s a travel, food and skincare influencer. People are just seeking wholesale lifestyle inspiration. I don’t know what it is about writing… it’s held on such a pedestal, when it’s just another medium for “expression” and monetizing your identity. ”