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The Slop School of Internet Success and other lies about cyberspace
Once upon a time, the Internet was predicated on user-generated content. The hope was that ordinary people would take advantage of the Web’s low barrier for publishing to post great things, motivated simply by the joy of open communication. But then ad sales came into play.
That business model is still what most of the Internet relies on today. Rev... See more
That business model is still what most of the Internet relies on today. Rev... See more
Kyle Chayka • How the Internet Turned Us Into Content Machines
What I Want From The Internet - Christopher Butler ☼
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Kids will not believe me when I say this, but people didn’t always absorb their “content” by way of mysterious algorithmic black magic on endlessly-scrolling crack feeds. We used to type web addresses into our browsers, and actually visit our favorite sites. This, going to “www dot college shitpost dot com” or whatever, was itself considered a radi
... See moreThere’s more than 19,000 of you reading this right now; if 1,010 of you can support Deez Links via a paid subscription, I could literally pay for rent and healthcare for the year. The American dream!
But......if we can get 2,000 subscribers or more.....dude. First of all, I’d uh stop panicking tonight , and then I’d get to work putting Hate Read Sea... See more
But......if we can get 2,000 subscribers or more.....dude. First of all, I’d uh stop panicking tonight , and then I’d get to work putting Hate Read Sea... See more