All the exciting media outlets are dying – what comes next?
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#2Some irony about the request at the bottom:
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Anyway. I personally hope we see more orgs that are dedicated to niche topics. They do one thing and you go to them to read their one thing, like the institute of war for Ukraine (and iran/Iraq/Taiwan to lesser degrees).
Most news will find its way into the public consciousness if it’s important without journalism.
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#4BuzzFeed and Vice were exciting?
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#5Original title says “All the Exciting…” then cites Buzzfeed and Vice.
That’s some clickbait misdirection with reworking the title.
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#6A big factor in the decline of internet media companies that nobody talks about—every single dominant social platform (except this one) now aggressively penalizes external links in their algorithms.
This should be illegal for any dominant platform IMO, external links are the lifeblood of a free and open internet. They are the only release valve from the walled gardens the inevitably result from human power-law clustering and network effects.
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#7The article uses the qualifier 'exciting' and cites specific examples of what the author considers 'exciting'. Leaving that qualifier in the headline makes this far less panicky than it first sounds.
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#8Original title says “All the Exciting…” then cites Buzzfeed and Vice. That’s some clickbait misdirection with reworking the title.
Buzzfeed, the legit news arm that is, avtually owon a Pulitzer.
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#9A big factor in the decline of internet media companies that nobody talks about—every single dominant social platform (except this one) now aggressively penalizes external links in their algorithms. This should be illegal for any dominant platform IMO, external links are the lifeblood of a free and open internet. They are the only release valve from the walled gardens the inevitably result from human power-law cluste…
What are you on about? I have to link to external websites from mine? Lost the plot on this one.
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#10>"So what do we do for money now?
I get this feeling when youtubers complain about being demonetized. Like, why were you monetized in the first place? Shouldn't this be a hobby for you, where your day job is actually helping people?
Once a profession is named, there seems to be an expectation of durability. But market fundamentalism allows for no such constants. All professions are subject to the market; if there is no demand, if there is no money, there is no profession. In any event, it's a problem that definitely sorts itself out.