Tim Chinenov 🇺🇸🪧
@timchinenov.bsky.social
Engineer and Policy Advisor. Previously FTC under Chair Khan. Also interested in history and urban planning.
Substack: https://timyc.substack.com
Substack: https://timyc.substack.com
Political content creators have become a toxic corner of the online ecosystem. But the current engagement model incentivizes the creation or rage bait and misinformation. I chat about these incentives and the dark places they may lead in my latest vid:
youtu.be/nHNKYmWub9M
youtu.be/nHNKYmWub9M
The Financial Incentives Of Political Content Creators
YouTube video by Tim Chinenov
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November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Political content creators have become a toxic corner of the online ecosystem. But the current engagement model incentivizes the creation or rage bait and misinformation. I chat about these incentives and the dark places they may lead in my latest vid:
youtu.be/nHNKYmWub9M
youtu.be/nHNKYmWub9M
Happy November, I released the first edition of my Tech Newsletter, which aggregates all the recent content released on TechState as well as other stories, news, and videos we're tracking in the tech world in the last month.
timyc.substack.com/p/masks-rage...
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Masks, Rage Bait, and the Pull Toward Extremes
Newsletter October 2025: Content pipelines, AI efficiency breakthroughs, and fighting misinformation in a spooky media landscape
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November 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy November, I released the first edition of my Tech Newsletter, which aggregates all the recent content released on TechState as well as other stories, news, and videos we're tracking in the tech world in the last month.
timyc.substack.com/p/masks-rage...
timyc.substack.com/p/masks-rage...
We're going to have reckon with the fact that bad times call for bad people.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We're going to have reckon with the fact that bad times call for bad people.
Content creators already have a financial incentive to be obnoxious and spread misinformation, but will this only get worse as the field becomes more competitive? I explore this in my latest blog.
timyc.substack.com/p/whos-creat...
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Who's Creating the Rage Bait That's Radicalizing You?
The incentive exists, the guardrails don't; How influencers could be creating artificial enemies
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October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Content creators already have a financial incentive to be obnoxious and spread misinformation, but will this only get worse as the field becomes more competitive? I explore this in my latest blog.
timyc.substack.com/p/whos-creat...
timyc.substack.com/p/whos-creat...
From my latest blog post on how there really is nothing stopping content creators from manufacturing rage, and engagement metrics + ad revenue give them an incentive to do so.
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
From my latest blog post on how there really is nothing stopping content creators from manufacturing rage, and engagement metrics + ad revenue give them an incentive to do so.
From my latest blog post where I describe how social media content pipelines tried to steer me into conservative content.
October 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
From my latest blog post where I describe how social media content pipelines tried to steer me into conservative content.
Knowing that liking certain posts can influence my future content has changed how I interact with social media.
I actively avoid engaging with content that I know will take me down certain rabbit holes, like the man-0-sphere.
My latest post explores these pipelines timyc.substack.com/p/content-pi...
I actively avoid engaging with content that I know will take me down certain rabbit holes, like the man-0-sphere.
My latest post explores these pipelines timyc.substack.com/p/content-pi...
Content Pipelines and the Death of Innocent Scrolling
Why you need to remember what you watched 10 swipes ago.
timyc.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Knowing that liking certain posts can influence my future content has changed how I interact with social media.
I actively avoid engaging with content that I know will take me down certain rabbit holes, like the man-0-sphere.
My latest post explores these pipelines timyc.substack.com/p/content-pi...
I actively avoid engaging with content that I know will take me down certain rabbit holes, like the man-0-sphere.
My latest post explores these pipelines timyc.substack.com/p/content-pi...
OpenAI released a new app that is truly a slop machine. Sora is a TikTok like app except all the videos are 100% AI generated. I discuss the app and my thoughts in this episode. youtu.be/0-rMWvB8fS4?...
OpenAI Releases Slop Factory To Compete With TikTok
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
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October 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
OpenAI released a new app that is truly a slop machine. Sora is a TikTok like app except all the videos are 100% AI generated. I discuss the app and my thoughts in this episode. youtu.be/0-rMWvB8fS4?...
Reposted by Tim Chinenov 🇺🇸🪧
Politics and Tech News has been burning many and myself out of late. Took a break in this episode to talk about hobbies and how important they are for developing purpose, community, and skill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj1...
Finding Personal Development Doesn't Have To Be Hard
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
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September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Politics and Tech News has been burning many and myself out of late. Took a break in this episode to talk about hobbies and how important they are for developing purpose, community, and skill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj1...
Politics and Tech News has been burning many and myself out of late. Took a break in this episode to talk about hobbies and how important they are for developing purpose, community, and skill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj1...
Finding Personal Development Doesn't Have To Be Hard
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Politics and Tech News has been burning many and myself out of late. Took a break in this episode to talk about hobbies and how important they are for developing purpose, community, and skill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj1...
"Draw me a picture of Glonzo, the fearful paranoid internet troll who hates stats and facts"
September 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Draw me a picture of Glonzo, the fearful paranoid internet troll who hates stats and facts"
Modern adults dont understand the brain of terminaly online youth
September 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Modern adults dont understand the brain of terminaly online youth
When 8 billion people all use the same communication method, you are bound to see every permutation of an idea.
September 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
When 8 billion people all use the same communication method, you are bound to see every permutation of an idea.
America is a huge country, but i'm slowly starting to feel i'm trapped on a small island.
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
America is a huge country, but i'm slowly starting to feel i'm trapped on a small island.
MMW, They're going to regret abondoning this rebrand as they slowly become part of a dying generation. Kinda reminds me of Golden Corral. This will be used as a case study of why you should ignore terminally online political content creators.
September 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
MMW, They're going to regret abondoning this rebrand as they slowly become part of a dying generation. Kinda reminds me of Golden Corral. This will be used as a case study of why you should ignore terminally online political content creators.
Going to catch up on news - maybe play some stardew later: twitch.tv/timchinwalks
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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September 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Going to catch up on news - maybe play some stardew later: twitch.tv/timchinwalks
Hacker News, which I have historically relied on fairly nuanced, tempered, and reasonable takes and dicussions has started to veer more conpsiratorial. But also, idk if you can avoid such a mind set these days.
September 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hacker News, which I have historically relied on fairly nuanced, tempered, and reasonable takes and dicussions has started to veer more conpsiratorial. But also, idk if you can avoid such a mind set these days.
Never understand how overworking yourself is a flex to so many people. Getting overworked is totally submissive behavior. It involves no confrontation with superiors or use of free will. You just go along with demands...
September 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Never understand how overworking yourself is a flex to so many people. Getting overworked is totally submissive behavior. It involves no confrontation with superiors or use of free will. You just go along with demands...
It's hard not being smug these days
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's hard not being smug these days
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in our latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
Why Are People Falling In Love With AI?
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
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September 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in our latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
Reposted by Tim Chinenov 🇺🇸🪧
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in my latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
Why Are People Falling In Love With AI?
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in my latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in my latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
Why Are People Falling In Love With AI?
YouTube video by Tim Chin Walks
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
People are falling in love and losing their minds over AI like ChatGPT. But why is this happening and what if this intentional? Exploring this and more in my latest episode. youtu.be/8ypfU7Y8wsQ?si
Engagement is important. If it wasn't we'd just take our dumb little skeets to an empty field in Nebraska and shout them out.
September 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Engagement is important. If it wasn't we'd just take our dumb little skeets to an empty field in Nebraska and shout them out.
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Twitter isn't as bad as Bluesky makes it seem. Bluesky isn't as bad as Twitter makes it seem. Really just depends whether you prefer your death threats from racists or communists.
May 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Twitter isn't as bad as Bluesky makes it seem. Bluesky isn't as bad as Twitter makes it seem. Really just depends whether you prefer your death threats from racists or communists.