new internet
The timeline isn’t settled.
The @-mention isn’t settled.
Nothing is settled. It’s 2003 again!
The @-mention isn’t settled.
Nothing is settled. It’s 2003 again!
Robin Sloan • A Year of New Avenues
But, the enshittification of the internet isn't a consequence of entropy, it's a choice. And it's blatantly clear that the choice of the builder of these systems aren't trying to help their users anymore.
Back in the 2000s, a lot of blogs were about blogs , about blogging. If that sounds exhaustingly meta, well, yes — but it was also SUPER generative. When the thing can describe itself, when it becomes the natural place to discuss and debate itself, I am telling you: some flywheel gets spinning, and powerful things start to happen.
Robin Sloan • A Year of New Avenues
stumbles across a pile of ash, a couple of tree stumps, and half-eaten packet of marshmallows (carefully sealed)
something awesome happened here
something awesome happened here
the digital spaces we want
humanity is still adapting to the fact that ordinary people have broadcasting capability. cultural norms around this are still being negotiated in real time. it’s actually imo more disruptive than promethean fire; you can’t use fire to burn people on the other side of the planet
x.comIt's interesting to see how many people put "Twitter refugee" or something similar in their Bsky bios. Have people done that before when migrating to new platforms? I don't recall seeing "Friendster refugee" or "MySpace refugee" on newer platforms in the 00s.
Annalee Newitz (@annaleen.bsky.social)
Re-Ranking News Comments by Constructiveness and Curiosity ...
arxiv.org
