Nick
@nicklaces.bsky.social
leftist, gamer, swe. head full of bad takes
Reposted by Nick
The internet's platforms feel like they've degraded beyond repair—they're full of ads and AI-generated slop, and the companies behind them are not even trying to innovate. My end-of-the-year column for @fastcompany.com about the end of the web as we know it.
It's the end of the internet as we know it—and I feel fine
Maybe this was the last year of the usable web. If so, blame corporate greed.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:07 AM
The internet's platforms feel like they've degraded beyond repair—they're full of ads and AI-generated slop, and the companies behind them are not even trying to innovate. My end-of-the-year column for @fastcompany.com about the end of the web as we know it.
I don’t trust people with less than 20k minutes on their Spotify wrapped like… there’s something sinister in your heart idk
December 4, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I don’t trust people with less than 20k minutes on their Spotify wrapped like… there’s something sinister in your heart idk
I need anyone who considers themselves a progressive to read this
"How do you make ‘strong’ men? According to the right, it’s by making them cruel. “Owning the libs” isn’t just entertainment and sport, it’s important psychological training for the civil war they believe is to come."
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump – because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I need anyone who considers themselves a progressive to read this
Reposted by Nick
"How do you make ‘strong’ men? According to the right, it’s by making them cruel. “Owning the libs” isn’t just entertainment and sport, it’s important psychological training for the civil war they believe is to come."
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump – because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 1:50 PM
"How do you make ‘strong’ men? According to the right, it’s by making them cruel. “Owning the libs” isn’t just entertainment and sport, it’s important psychological training for the civil war they believe is to come."
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
“Those doing so need to enter all of the variations of their site, including “www and non-www, http and https, and subdomains.””
This opt out process feels like they had a meeting on how to explicitly discourage people from opting out like I know that’s common but this is especially atrocious
This opt out process feels like they had a meeting on how to explicitly discourage people from opting out like I know that’s common but this is especially atrocious
Google is inserting search links into webpages in the Google App now
Google is inserting search links into webpages in the Google App now
Have you seen them yet?
buff.ly
November 25, 2024 at 10:57 PM
“Those doing so need to enter all of the variations of their site, including “www and non-www, http and https, and subdomains.””
This opt out process feels like they had a meeting on how to explicitly discourage people from opting out like I know that’s common but this is especially atrocious
This opt out process feels like they had a meeting on how to explicitly discourage people from opting out like I know that’s common but this is especially atrocious
most amount of players saved ive ever seen i guess that's what mercy is good for??
October 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
most amount of players saved ive ever seen i guess that's what mercy is good for??