The news recently came through that the Guardian was unhooking itself from the drip drip drip of the Twitterverse. It was coming for a long time, they said, a decision that “the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives.” It made headlines, unsurprisingly—and seems to be a vanguard in a fresh exodus away from Twitter after the dispiriting election results in early November. The news meant landed a little different for […]
Great series on Threads from a small publisher on the destruction of Twitter and what it means for them. To engage properly in these spaces, you need to enjoy being there. Engagement is tumbling (so perhaps fewer people are enjoying being there.) No other space has emerged as a replacement. There is an upside, and these spaces can be hugely valuable. I am not currently using Twitter or any diaspora service, although you may see […]
• “What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physicists“• This review made me want to read Megan Phelps-Roper’s book on growing up inside the Westboro Baptist Church• Something to explore: The Eames Institute for Infinite Curiosity• Feelgood story of the week had to be the footage of 11-year-old Prince being interviewed on TV. (Backstory)
The heart of a new kind of information ambience is a lop-sided shift in power.
