Social Media 💉
I have a complicated relationship to social media. For a while I thought it was just me and a failure of my own attention. But I takes two to tango.
Internet Escape Velocity | 2402
You know how in the Persona games the main characters get sucked into the television? Internet Escape Velocity is the opposite.
Where Do You Spend Your Time?
I’m seriously wondering about where (and what) I spend my time doing.
Real Things For Real People
The game designer Paul Czege has just launched a new newsletter called ‘Say We Do’.
Happy New Year!
I remember reading a study that said; the renewed vigor, refreshment, and heightened motivation one experiences after a holiday peaks at lunchtime on the first day back at work. lol.
The Alms Race: A Brief History of Web2
The Alms Race: The escalating development of product features providing direct financial plumbing (and community) tools to users occurring across the legacy Web2 ecosystem.
A Machine-Made Mirror
Until the other day I hadn’t come across any obvious LLM written media. To have the first one I encounter *BE ABOUT ME* is surreal and weird.
Installing Freedom
I went out to dinner with some friends this week, and during the conversation the phrase ‘Installing Freedom’ was spoken.
Season 10! | 2331
Permanently Moved will be celebrating its 250th episode during this next run of 10 shows. I’m looking forward to achieving that!
Slowly Starting To Happen
Being frank: I just don’t care what ‘everyone else’ is doing, thinking, saying, or making. I only care about what my peers are doing.
Audience not Algorithm | 2329
The game is over and we’ve all lost. We now have a fractured mediascape with smaller audiences and limited opportunities for growth.
Nobody Clicks Links Anymore | 2326
Earlier this week I had the misfortune of accidentally opening a link to a website in google chrome on my phone.
Threads, Carnival and the Bazaar | 2323
Thread’s, like every other social network will end up full of the same anti-culture sludge that Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter already are.
Stuck with Berduck
Over on Blusesky this week, 1000’s of people were stuck in a Hellthread with an AI powered rubber duck reply guy.
Make the Best Work Possible
Why bother pleasing the algorithm when you can just try to make the best work possible. What matters is making the work and sharing it.
It’s Just a Hobby | 2304
Have you ever met someone who’s like really into musical theatre and it’s the most important thing in the world to them? Twitter people are just like that too.
Geocity and the City | 2302
This episode is about what happens when the metaphors we use change. But mostly it’s about Geocities.
