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> A Harvard student had yet to start writing the first lines of code on a new idea, called “TheFacebook”. YouTube wasn’t around yet either, and the same was tru
by lloydatkinson 3y ago
> A Harvard student had yet to start writing the first lines of code on a new idea, called “TheFacebook”. YouTube wasn’t around yet either, and the same was true for the smartphones that dominate people’s lives today.
> At the time, all popular entertainment was consumed offline. People interested in watching a movie could use the Internet to buy a DVD at one of the early webshops, or sign up with Netflix, which shipped discs through the mail. However, on-demand access was simply not a thing. At least, not legally.
Is there a word for this trend of dumb journalism? Where subject matters are explained in dumb and "relatable" terms, except it's totally unneeded on a website literally called torrentfreak, full of subject matter experts?
That's like posting an article on the basics of boiling water in a culinary institute's newsletter for seasoned chefs.
I guess it must be for the SEO word count?
- AdrianB1 3y agoProbably the article is written for people that will read it in 20 years. Sorry, 200 years.
- mnau 3y agoIs it? I would wager that many people who read torrent freak weren't even born back then. I personally have very limited knowledge what happened before i was born, other than what i learned in history class and it wasn't much. https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- unethical_ban 3y ago>full of subject matter experts? There's your mistake. I don't think any of these blog/news sites cater to subject matter experts. And what's an expert? Knowing DHT protocol?
- lloydatkinson 3y agoThis is possibly the dumbest take
- AlwaysRock 3y agoI think its flavor rather than actual explanation. Setting. Tone. Let me take you back to a time when x was true... instead of just saying, "20 years ago x happened."