I promise I love techies too. Especially techies who use tech as a tool for knowledge-making and knowledge dispersal!
I think you pointed me to Packy in the first place and I generally do like his takes— this one about making the Internet fun especially. Also enjoy when he talks about advances in tech that are helping creating medical breakthroughs and climate solutions!
Good to be aware of the difference between human discovery of a piece of art and the algorithm. There was a brief time when the creators took over FM radio. The DJs were the creators and the audience loved it. As it blossomed the money people rushed to try to recreate it widely with an algorithm’. I was lucky to get Howard Hesseman and others to tell the story. https://youtu.be/CLreN5xiTCY?si=Q8UuJfLTplHcaZvX
good read (by a techie 🤢) on digital slop content
https://www.notboring.co/p/make-the-internet-fun-again?r=46dsu0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I promise I love techies too. Especially techies who use tech as a tool for knowledge-making and knowledge dispersal!
I think you pointed me to Packy in the first place and I generally do like his takes— this one about making the Internet fun especially. Also enjoy when he talks about advances in tech that are helping creating medical breakthroughs and climate solutions!
commenting on this so the algorithm increases engagement
Good to be aware of the difference between human discovery of a piece of art and the algorithm. There was a brief time when the creators took over FM radio. The DJs were the creators and the audience loved it. As it blossomed the money people rushed to try to recreate it widely with an algorithm’. I was lucky to get Howard Hesseman and others to tell the story. https://youtu.be/CLreN5xiTCY?si=Q8UuJfLTplHcaZvX