My deeply scientific analysis: twitter = some Logan Paul energy drink mastodon = loose leaf tea instagram = overpriced matcha latte tiktok = boba tea linkedin = bullet proof coffee reddit = mountain dew facebook = your dad’s beer threads = store brand cola discord = monster bluesky = artisanal kombucha pinterest = aldi-brand rosΓ©
We invented computers to do boring repetitive tasks so humans could focus on creative work. Now we're inventing AI to do creative work so humans can (crawl back into the swamp and die)
Every website is legally required to ask about cookies now, which has successfully made everyone click "accept all" without reading anything. Privacy restored
I’m betting on forums again. Here’s why I launched my writing community on @npub1shfl...7zml
Discourse
Why I Chose Discourse Over Discord
When I first started thinking about building a community around my writing, I did what any reasonable person would do: I looked at what everyone el...
"user engagement" and "addiction" are the same thing measured from different perspectives
The amount of effort required to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than producing it, which is why we're all drowning. This is called the Bullshit Asymmetry Principle and it explains the entire internet
"Just following orders" stopped being an excuse in 1945 but it's good to know "just following the incentive structure" is going strong
this entire week has been one single PSA: "the cloud" just means "someone else's computer" and that "someone else" is one of three companies and they don't give a s**t about you
The sun will swallow the Earth. The galaxies will fade. Protons will decay. Your LinkedIn bio will not survive this process. This is a Good Thingℒ️
Westenberg.
You Are Insignificant. That's a Good Thing.
A Short Guide to Being Infinitesimally Small