A problem also is that you *can* get attention by being a hipster nerd or whatever:
But it turns out you can *also* get attention with any stupid slop: cooking asmr, ai anime girls, family guy clips, whatever. So why would advertisers pay higher rates for a real website with a budget when they can just pay Pennies on YouTube or pay Facebook for super micro targeted stuff?
banger piece mr. Zynski. sometimes the algorithm decides to churn up something nice from the depths
it seems to me the hipster-nerd-trendsetter has evolved into the influencer, at least to some degree. so i wonder how i will look back in 15 years at the masses of youngsters who are all clamoring like crabs in a bucket to peddle lifestyles to other lifestyle peddlers.
I think we sort of lose track of the dog days of the Obama administration. I have a few theories on that as well. Grateful for the kind words, in any case.
I’m curious on your thoughts on sam kriss’s nerd eulogy. I think the thing he highlights is that it wasn’t just that the tech companies cut off new media: they obsoleted it. Why check kotaku for news on your favorite game when specialized subreddits / twitter personalities fill the same role inside of the walled garden?
A problem also is that you *can* get attention by being a hipster nerd or whatever:
But it turns out you can *also* get attention with any stupid slop: cooking asmr, ai anime girls, family guy clips, whatever. So why would advertisers pay higher rates for a real website with a budget when they can just pay Pennies on YouTube or pay Facebook for super micro targeted stuff?
really great fucking piece holy shit. i too would have loved to be a professional nerd. wonder who’s still hiring those kinds of jobs?
Absolutely loved this, I know you don't play about Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog
The Escapist mentioned!
banger piece mr. Zynski. sometimes the algorithm decides to churn up something nice from the depths
it seems to me the hipster-nerd-trendsetter has evolved into the influencer, at least to some degree. so i wonder how i will look back in 15 years at the masses of youngsters who are all clamoring like crabs in a bucket to peddle lifestyles to other lifestyle peddlers.
This was awesome. The line about finally getting to that YouTube video essay hit a little too close for comfort. One day….
Very shrewd but also very cool writing !
I love reading pieces like this because I missed a couple years of American culture (2010-2013) and they always fill in gaps in my timeline
I think we sort of lose track of the dog days of the Obama administration. I have a few theories on that as well. Grateful for the kind words, in any case.
Loved it. Elegantly perceptive, but plain spoken
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glad 2 have helped on the edit, even better on a third read
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I’m curious on your thoughts on sam kriss’s nerd eulogy. I think the thing he highlights is that it wasn’t just that the tech companies cut off new media: they obsoleted it. Why check kotaku for news on your favorite game when specialized subreddits / twitter personalities fill the same role inside of the walled garden?
https://samkriss.substack.com/p/all-the-nerds-are-dead
Fuck Nu Media, it won't be missed