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Users are leaving X, the most divisive and shouty social media platform, and it’s unlikely that alternatives like Bluesky will replace it. The era when arguing about politics on social media was America’s national pastime may be drawing to a close, with public discussions replaced by small group chats. With the decline of public argument platforms... See more
Noah Smith • The best-case scenario for Trump's second term
why is this site so barebones? aren't you a designer?
- it feels more honest this way.
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There’s a simple test you can do to tell if a website is a positive citizen of the web, or a negative one. Go to the website and look for their links; do they have any? Does the website link to other websites made by other people? Or do they just link to their own social media? How many outbound links do they have?
In short; is the website a dead... See more
In short; is the website a dead... See more
Melon • Every site needs a Links Page / Why linking matters
The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah Smith The internet wants to be fragmented
Noah Smithnoahpinion.blog
The internet really w as better, back before it turned into “five giant websites, each filled with screenshots of text from the other four.”
Enshitternet – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
The widespread TikTok-ification of all social apps is quite striking (and sad!) Literally, all apps (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, etc) have become one click away to an infinite stream of viral videos, playing non-stop.
The ratio of mindless consumption to building something meaningful on computing devices now... See more
Akshay Kotharix.com