thenberlin

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   by thenberlin 5y ago

   Heads up that the landing page appears broken in Safari v14.0.3 -- the header logo and top-nav links are floating over the main hero image like halfway down it, and when I scroll I can see that the hero collapses, but the header remains, as
2. 32.▲
   by thenberlin 5y ago

   As a hacker who hates marketing: What is this exactly?
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   by thenberlin 5y ago

   If you were to replace the paragraph about cooking classes with one that lauded “A better way to understand who’s really in power in this country and the sick things they’re up to” you would have made a comment that is both a) totally belie
4. 34.▲
   by thenberlin 5y ago

   But the issue isn’t “lack of nuance” at all. Do I like that “lack of nuance” myself? No, I look at Twitter maybe once a week, if that. But do cults start simply because there’s a “lack of nuance” in the communication channels they use? Also
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   by thenberlin 5y ago

   I never said YouTube is all or even mostly bad — I use it every day and find it hugely valuable. That said, is the question “which platform’s features go against my desire for rich, informative, interest-driven content?” or “which platform
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   by thenberlin 5y ago

   While I don't disagree that Twitter has plenty of work to do, I think if you stack YouTube up against Twitter, it's pretty clear that the former has done more to drag people down the rabbit hole. Does Twitter help keep them there