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To be clear, I wasn't attacking BuzzFeed itself. If it existed in a vacuum it would be harmless (and I guess even entertaining to people who like that model) a
by georgemcbay 12y ago
To be clear, I wasn't attacking BuzzFeed itself. If it existed in a vacuum it would be harmless (and I guess even entertaining to people who like that model) and easy to avoid. The problem is all of the other websites that have seen its success and attempted to emulate it. The model it uses has become incredibly pervasive with what I consider to be a lot of negative consequences.
- philwelch 12y agoAgain, this is part of the general popularity of the Internet; it looks more and more like popular entertainment pre-Internet than it looks like the thoughtful, intelligent place the Internet briefly was when only a smaller group of enthusiasts wrote online. Instead of the Internet itself being an intelligent niche, it looks more and more like TV and one has to seek out intelligent niches within.
- BruceM 12y agoAnd yet ... http://www.buzzfeed.com/news http://www.buzzfeed.com/news They also produce actually good quality news from solid reporters.