Adam
@adam-
While I'm not keen on returning to the Buzzfeed days of listicals run amok, their recent manifesto about what's wrong with the current state of the internet is full of perceptive observations like this one: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfisland/manifesto
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Sine
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This was so well written, and cathartic to read. I appreciate their honesty in the ending parts, where they aren't blindly idealistic. I like that they acknowledge the concessions they plan to make, while planning to minimize the negative effects of those concessions. It makes me believe (and hope) they are serious about it. Maybe the fact that it's impossible to compete with big companies like Meta, will end up being a good thing in the long run. Because, if you can't compete with them anyway, it's probably beneficial to try a different angle. And to provide a product for the users who want things to be different. Hopefully more companies do this, and consumers will see the value in their products. Maybe overly optimistic of me to hope for, but I do hope for it anyway.
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Adam
@adam-
Agreed that there are a lot of salient points throughout, however, it wasn't lost on me that they're also sore that they aren't as dominant as they once were. Buzzfeed used to pollute the web as well, and their more journalistic content was overshadowed by their more popular listicals. Having said that, it's clear that the drive to build new spaces is stronger than ever. Everyone wants to build a layer of abstraction from the layer they no longer control. Utopia is just a platform away.
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