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The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by anoncoward111 »

paulcole wrote: post #12
anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

Serious question: What are you thinking this is “really telling” of?

I think it's telling that this paper failed to connect with my generation. I am a prime candidate to be a reader of this paper and its high quality writing. It never was put in front of me like YT or HN was. Now it's dead

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by anoncoward111 »

jmspring wrote: post #7
anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

You are just of an age where the periodical wasn't really relevant any longer as another poster mentioned -- it started it's decline in the early 2000s. EE Cummings was known for way more than just the village voice.

It wouldn't have died maybe if it did an OK job of connecting with people born after say 1977

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by anoncoward111 »

iCannotEven wrote: post #9
anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

I wouldn't have paid for it. It was a free newspaper and website. It was like The Onion . No one paid to read it. Repeat: no one. It existed to appeal to people, and get ads in front of them. Just like The Onion . At which point, whether the ads worked or not ( and just like everywhere else on the internet, people resist and try to ignore ads, and that resistance is a known quantity ) advertisers paid to get in front…

It died because it failed to connect with the younger generations.

Additionally, advertisers pay for conversion, not eyeballs. If they aren't noticing an uptick in prospects or revenue, they stop advertising with their current campaigns

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by drcode »

anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

Advertising works just as well on you as it does on everyone else.

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by anoncoward111 »

b5 wrote: post #19
anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

I consume content voraciously What kind of "content" are you "consuming"?

Hours and hours of youtube and HN per day. All non-fiction and all different topics. I work a very boring job so I will read nearly anything. I also read a ton of ebooks, some even fiction but mostly non-fiction. Things like Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, or Jason Fung's books on fasting.

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by anoncoward111 »

drcode wrote: post #25
anoncoward111 wrote: post #2

I think it's really telling that even though I consume content voraciously and am a highly educated 26 year old making a decent wage, I have never heard of literally any of these writers and Pulitzer Prize winners. I only know ee cummings in passing, because my high school English textbook told me he was famous for using non-standard punctuation and capitalization. I'm sad that an alt-news source has died. I would ha…

Advertising works just as well on you as it does on everyone else.

What have I bought lately that I've seen an ad for?

I signed a lease for an apartment after searching google maps for the closest corporate apartment buildings (Bozzuto) near my job.

I bought Verizon internet because that's what the building is wired for.

I bought an LG phone because I impartially reviewed the specs and played with the phones at the closest Walmart to my house.

I bought a bag of onions and some ground chicken from the closest/cheapest super market to my house.

I think you get the point. I don't buy things like RGB keyboards or concert tickets, that require exposure

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by chillwaves »

_Codemonkeyism wrote: post #18
iCannotEven wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's indicative that they didn't even have the budget to syndicate horoscopes . Does that make a little bit more sense?

"didn't even have the budget to syndicate horoscopes" A clear sign, and only 14y later they closed.

No doubt predicted by the horoscope.

Re: The Village Voice, a New York Icon, Closes

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Post by [deleted] »

anoncoward111 wrote: post #27
drcode wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Advertising works just as well on you as it does on everyone else.

What have I bought lately that I've seen an ad for? I signed a lease for an apartment after searching google maps for the closest corporate apartment buildings (Bozzuto) near my job. I bought Verizon internet because that's what the building is wired for. I bought an LG phone because I impartially reviewed the specs and played with the phones at the closest Walmart to my house. I bought a bag of onions and some groun…

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