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Is the Tech Press Bad? With The Verge's Casey Newton
open.spotify.comstratechery.com • Tech’s Two Philosophies
Opinion | I Gave Up My Smartphone for a Dumbphone. You Can, Too.
nytimes.comEugene Wei • Seeing Like an Algorithm — Remains of the Day
Farrer argues that our collective attention is like a public pasture: It is valuable, it is limited, and it is being depleted. Everyone from advertisers to politicians to newspapers to social media giants wants our attention. The competition is fierce, and it has led to more sensationalism, more outrageous or infuriating content, more algorithmic
... See moreNew York Times • Opinion | the Great Delusion Behind Twitter - The New York Times
mean anything at all. On the front page of the gray old Times, I’m liable to encounter a chatty article about frying with propane gas. CNN lavished hours of airtime on a runaway bride. The magisterial tones of Walter Cronkite, America’s rich uncle, are lost to history, replaced by the ex-cheerleader mom style of Katie Couric. One reason the notion
... See moreMartin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Nilay Patel • Chris Dixon Thinks Web3 Is the Future of the Internet — Is It? - The Verge
Cal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
These apps and slick sites were not, as Bill Maher put it, gifts from “nerd gods building a better world.” They were, instead, designed to put slot machines in our pockets.