Social Media Escape Club
Nothing about the web has changed that prevents us from going back. If anything, it's become a lot easier. We can return.
Molly White • We can have a different web
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youtube.com“just bumming out my sponsors, you know. Like, they'd probably appreciate it if I drove the feed a little more… that would help them out a lot. I see that aspect — but it wouldn’t help me.”
“Mari got me to pull the plug on my Sp*tify subscription recently and it has been liberating to not see the statistics and industry-imposed/applied rankings next to the names of the artists i listen to. staying away from social media has also been a great relief for similar feelings of inadequacy, doubt, and envy.”
Claire Rousay
... See moreThreads is still a loss leader for Meta financially, though it can certainly afford to fund it indefinitely. Internally, I’m told execs are thinking about turning on ads in Threads sometime next year, though the exact plan is still up in the air.
Alex Heath • Threads hits 175 million users after a year
The enshittification happens like clock work.
NilayPatel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great
theverge.comDon't be brilliant. Be curious. Questions beget questions. Ideas beget ideas.
From Jay Acunzo’s newsletter ‘Better ideas in less time’
45 States Hammer Meta Over Child Safety Lapses
thedailybeast.com
“The factor that I am most grateful for about Cook Club is actually that I have stopped putting pressure on myself or others to create for the sake of consistency. That’s what has been great about publishing indie; I know I can make art as a hobby when I feel most capable and inspired.”