Now, after being acquired by Canva, they have taken down all purchasing options and are planning a mysterious "creative freedom" event on 10/30. The community is rightfully anxious of the seemingly inevitable "enshitification" either through some forced subscription, AI or both. #design #creativity

Ok. But was the mediocrity widely known? I don't read Weiss or Klein, and wasn't familiar with their writing, but after listening to the Coates episode of his podcast, my first reaction was "this is what counts as influential political punditry?" Not an iota of original thought or depth of inquiry.