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I used to like wired. A lot. But when Chris Anderson left, you could almost see the editorial turn occur. Wired went from a magazine about technology and the pe

I used to like wired. A lot. But when Chris Anderson left, you could almost see the editorial turn occur. Wired went from a magazine about technology and the people who use it to a magazine about people who might occasionally use technology. Basically GQ but they ask the subject of an article what apps are on their iPhone (and they actually did this, years ago) I got to meet Chris Anderson once, when I was visiting the Reddit office back in 2010. I wasn't really able to articulate what an impact wired had on me at that point, as I didn't really appreciate it then, but we're I to meet him again, I'd absolutely make sure to convey it As for the article in question, I wasn't able to make it past a couple paragraphs of purple prose before resorting to a kagi summary. In reading said summary, I wasn't missing much. An article gushing about a criminal who steals people's identity to commit fraud seems a bit on the nose to me

armada651 2y ago
Wired basically underwent the same kind of Channel Drift as the Discovery Channel. Eventually all niche media will simply become mass media as they attempt to appeal to the biggest possible audience.
- reaperman 2y ago
  "Line must go up" is a very, very tired trope around here (and many other places). But it often feels like the primary thing which drives soooo much destruction of value.
- CyberDildonics 2y ago
  This describes hacker news too.
- BurningFrog 2y ago
  Media that does badly will try new things. But there also many like ESPN who stick to their topic decade after decade.
6510 2y ago
Oh but there are many other facinating angles. 0) The victims of identity theft didn't know or lose anything. 1) The internet was build, a truly crazy amount of code was written but you still cant conveniently use anything and prove you are you. 2) Each delivery or taxi service had its own failures. Each reinvented the wheel each with their own holes. 3) Taxi and delivery services profited from being unable to id people. The worse they did the more they profited. 4) She got to keep some of the profit. 5) The punishment is pointless as it doesn't convince people to not eat and not live anywhere. Prison is a resort by comparison. 6) And finally the failure to have this wizard do anything useful in a legal way.

armada651 2y ago

Wired basically underwent the same kind of Channel Drift as the Discovery Channel. Eventually all niche media will simply become mass media as they attempt to appeal to the biggest possible audience.

reaperman 2y ago
"Line must go up" is a very, very tired trope around here (and many other places). But it often feels like the primary thing which drives soooo much destruction of value.
CyberDildonics 2y ago
This describes hacker news too.
BurningFrog 2y ago
Media that does badly will try new things. But there also many like ESPN who stick to their topic decade after decade.

6510 2y ago

Oh but there are many other facinating angles. 0) The victims of identity theft didn't know or lose anything. 1) The internet was build, a truly crazy amount of code was written but you still cant conveniently use anything and prove you are you. 2) Each delivery or taxi service had its own failures. Each reinvented the wheel each with their own holes. 3) Taxi and delivery services profited from being unable to id people. The worse they did the more they profited. 4) She got to keep some of the profit. 5) The punishment is pointless as it doesn't convince people to not eat and not live anywhere. Prison is a resort by comparison. 6) And finally the failure to have this wizard do anything useful in a legal way.