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"We’re in a strange moment, where overall vibes about the economy are good, but some parts of it, like media, remain busted. Pessimism still lingers. And it feels like every week, a new garbage fire gets lit and knocked over into the street, with little anyone can do about it but gawk..."

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In Our Media Climate, The House Always Wins
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.

In Our Media Climate, The House Always Wins

The drama around G/O Media, including the mess with Deadspin I wrote about last week, points to the ways individuals suffer at the hand of corporate greed.

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Wife said, "I'm almost at the end!" (Of photo edits for a client.) And I replied, "My only friend, the end!"

Then I listened to The Doors for the first time in approximately 30 years.

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On this day: Mar 19th, 2021

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of things in the world you know very little or nothing about?

sciolistic sciamachies

Oh yes, past self. Oh yes.

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Remember when we weren't allowed to use Wikipedia as a source because it wasn't a peer-reviewed academic journal? And now academic journals are poisoned by AI and Wikipedia is a reliable source because it is relentlessly reviewed by a surprisingly small number of unlikely volunteers.