The Problem With “Content”
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The Problem With “Content”
The tippity-tappity stream of Stories optimized to maximize ~engagement~? Inhumane.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
. Years ago, the idea that online life would be dominantly funded by advertising coalesced into conventional wisdom, and we’ve been living with the consequences ever since. The utopian assumption that views and clicks would accrue to the highest-quality content failed to understand a basic lurking reality - that the monetization of attention leads
... See moreFreddie deBoer • The Bitter End of "Content"
this demand is so insatiable that there is currently no real economic punishment for content overproduction. You will almost never lose money, followers, attention, or reach simply from posting too much.
Max Read • Matt Yglesias and the Secret of Blogging
I have a beef with “content”
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