“Looking back, what I had actually done is uncover evidence of the video’s
supposed legacy, rather than evidence of the inciting incident. I assumed that
because multiple people independently told me the same thing, that thing was
true.”
posted 10/25/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Both stars of the video had been telling opposite sides of the same funny
anecdote for more than 25 years, unaware of who to thank for their respective
brushes with fame.”
posted 10/23/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The end product is an internet-native sport that doesn’t need any of the
troublesome real-life human players who are bound to disappoint us with their
bad behavior. Instead, fans create narratives for players, inventing histories
and team culture to surround and explain the random, simulation-based events of
the game.”
Jason Snell ,
The joy of fake sports
(Six Colors March 11, 2021 )
posted 3/28/2021 9:32pm ∞
“Claims about a gap between consumer preferences and behavior serve a capitalist
system, putting responsibility on the individual when markets currently rely on
unsustainable growth rates.”
posted 1/16/2020 8:28pm ∞
“For all the grandiose talk about The Light Of Consciousness and The Future Of
Humanity that has come out of Silicon Valley during its ascent, what it has
delivered has mostly been spectacularly useless, lifeless, and anti-human. In
this sense, it reflects its owners perfectly.”
David Roth ,
Everything Is Silicon Valley Now
(Defector November 14, 2022 ,
via Nick Heer )
posted 11/21/2022 8:00pm ∞