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?
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?
Absolutely loved this, I know you don't play about Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog
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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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Fuck Nu Media, it won't be missed
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