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> A few minutes before 9 a.m. on a day in late March, Keisy Plaza, 39, leans against a wall on the corner of Juárez Avenue and Gardenias Street in Ciudad Juárez

> A few minutes before 9 a.m. on a day in late March, Keisy Plaza, 39, leans against a wall on the corner of Juárez Avenue and Gardenias Street in Ciudad Juárez. It’s the last intersection before Mexico turns into El Paso, Texas, and a stream of commuters drive past on their way to work and other daily activities that intertwine the two border cities. the enshittification of technology news marches on unabated. it’s as if they’re daring you to ask chatgpt to get straight to the point.

OfSanguineFire 3y ago
It is mainly on this website that see complaints about this approach to article writing, and I wonder if the repulsion is due to the fact that so many of us here are on the spectrum. Wider neurotypical society doesn’t seem to react so negatively, indeed this approach has been claimed to be more engaging to ordinary people than a drier, facts-only approach.
- bsder 3y ago
  I suspect it's also a "modern" thing. tl;dr and all that ... If I consume too much "Internet writing" I find that my reading skill gets impacted until I sit down and read a novel or two.
godelski 3y ago
I don't find anything wrong with emotional appeal. That's fine story telling and news writing. We are emotional creatures after all, and emotions don't make us weak or dumb. We're neither robots nor Vulcans. Maybe it just isn't the article for you and that's okay. Not everything needs to be distilled into a tweet sized oversimplification. What I get upset about is that if there isn't important information contained for me to make a reasonable conclusion. But as for this article, I feel like I got it. I understand the underlying problem -- there are many migrants at the border and the border system is overburdened --, I understand why the app was created -- to try to reduce the burden on the borders and processing --, I understand the problem with the technical capacity of the app -- that it has many glitches and is burdensome to users --, the problem with the app's existence -- it limits accessibility and the requirement to use it does not meet the intended goals of current border policies, specifically with respect to asylum seekers. I don't see it being a problem that this was told in a way to help me sympathize with those at the border. Biased, yes, but it does pass as news as it is actually informative. May seem like a low bar, but I think it's a bar that many don't meet, especially around topics like these. I think I have enough information to conclude that while the app is not a bad idea that it shouldn't be the only means people have to immigrate through the border. And that if we're being honest, this is a problem that we need to start working with other countries to resolve. Even if it is strictly for our own self interest, as the border is overwhelmed. Looks like the selfish goal can align with the humanitarian goal.
marcusverus 3y ago
The author is attempting to emulate the overwrought prose that’s popular in “literary” publications like the New Yorker. It’s painful to read even when we’ll done, in my opinion. When done poorly, it’s rather comical.
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deck4rd 3y ago
A few thousand words written by a human in a magazine feature is not "the enshittification of technology news". For those who want bullet point distillations of news, that exists in the form of Axios et al. Some of us like long form journalism. Both are fine. The real enshittification will be when the web is overrun with LLM bullshit of questionable veracity.

OfSanguineFire 3y ago

It is mainly on this website that see complaints about this approach to article writing, and I wonder if the repulsion is due to the fact that so many of us here are on the spectrum. Wider neurotypical society doesn’t seem to react so negatively, indeed this approach has been claimed to be more engaging to ordinary people than a drier, facts-only approach.

bsder 3y ago
I suspect it's also a "modern" thing. tl;dr and all that ... If I consume too much "Internet writing" I find that my reading skill gets impacted until I sit down and read a novel or two.

godelski 3y ago

I don't find anything wrong with emotional appeal. That's fine story telling and news writing. We are emotional creatures after all, and emotions don't make us weak or dumb. We're neither robots nor Vulcans. Maybe it just isn't the article for you and that's okay. Not everything needs to be distilled into a tweet sized oversimplification. What I get upset about is that if there isn't important information contained for me to make a reasonable conclusion. But as for this article, I feel like I got it. I understand the underlying problem -- there are many migrants at the border and the border system is overburdened --, I understand why the app was created -- to try to reduce the burden on the borders and processing --, I understand the problem with the technical capacity of the app -- that it has many glitches and is burdensome to users --, the problem with the app's existence -- it limits accessibility and the requirement to use it does not meet the intended goals of current border policies, specifically with respect to asylum seekers. I don't see it being a problem that this was told in a way to help me sympathize with those at the border. Biased, yes, but it does pass as news as it is actually informative. May seem like a low bar, but I think it's a bar that many don't meet, especially around topics like these. I think I have enough information to conclude that while the app is not a bad idea that it shouldn't be the only means people have to immigrate through the border. And that if we're being honest, this is a problem that we need to start working with other countries to resolve. Even if it is strictly for our own self interest, as the border is overwhelmed. Looks like the selfish goal can align with the humanitarian goal.

marcusverus 3y ago

The author is attempting to emulate the overwrought prose that’s popular in “literary” publications like the New Yorker. It’s painful to read even when we’ll done, in my opinion. When done poorly, it’s rather comical.

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deck4rd 3y ago

A few thousand words written by a human in a magazine feature is not "the enshittification of technology news". For those who want bullet point distillations of news, that exists in the form of Axios et al. Some of us like long form journalism. Both are fine. The real enshittification will be when the web is overrun with LLM bullshit of questionable veracity.