dead internet theory and the great AI scam
silicon valley lyle lanleys promise an impossible future, while our current internet rots away.
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the lowtax speedrun
“Popularity is a double-edged sword.” – lowtax
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the LAPD explosion
the public deserves news, not copaganda. the refusal of media to report critically on police fuckups is it’s own violence.
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Managing Expectations
how to make 2021 less like 2020.
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Facebook: The Right-Wing Data Collection Company That Ruined The Internet
and probably the world Facebook is terrible. This is not a controversial or edgy take to have in 2019. It’s an agreeable fact. They are a data collection site that also allows your mom to comment on your photos from college. Aka the worst of all possible Internets. It is a terrible website that has…
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Subreddit Surfing: /r/imsorryjon
What it is about the combination of Garfield and horror that sparks so much relative genius?
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Let’s Talk About Podcasts and Plagiarism
Two podcasts with worldwide audiences using words that aren’t theirs, and making bank while pretending they are doing lots of research. Questionable ethics in this burgeoning medium is a bad foundation to build on.
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Dungeons & Dragons is Good for My Mental Health
D&D nailed a saving throw for my mental health. This magical game is a great tool for therapy, and I’ve become a better person thanks to what I’ve learned playing a teenage dragonborn druid.