The Medium is the Message: How Platforms Rob Your Favorite Creators of Expression Are you're a fan of a YouTuber, a TikToker, or a prolific reddit contributor? Do you follow so... #Self-Hosted #Youtube #Ghost #TheReview #Structuralintegrity #BryantReview gardinerbryant.com/the-medium-i...

The Medium is the Message: How...
The Medium is the Message: How Platforms Rob Your Favorite Creators of Expression

Are you're a fan of a YouTuber, a TikToker, or a prolific reddit contributor? Do you follow someone on Bluesky, or do you subscribe to your favorite podcast's Patreon page? If so, there's something you need to know: they could be even better. This isn't to denigrate them as creators.

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The Medium is the Message: How Platforms Rob Your Favorite Creators of Expression

> Are you're a fan of a YouTuber, a TikToker, or a prolific reddit contributor? Do you follow someone on Bluesky, or do you subscribe to your favorite podcast's Patreon page? If so, there's something you need to know: they could be even better.

#Self-Hosted #Youtube #Ghost #TheReview #Structuralintegrity #BryantReview

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Relational Anthropology – It Starts Here

Chapter 12 discusses a transformative moment in anthropology, emphasizing the need for the discipline to evolve alongside changes in students, practitioners, and the world. It introduces Relational…

Survivor Literacy

I am justifiably angry. At my struggle, yes. At the struggles of people with less ability to extricate themselves from it, more. WAY more.

And I have stable housing until Feb. 5. So I'm back for a bit at least! Now here's the result of my being back. I hope it makes you angry too. 💙

Social services are closed 128 out of 168 hours a week, making them functionally absent for 76% of the human lived experience. Catastrophes don't wait for business hours, but we’ve engineered a system that does—prioritizing bureaucratic comfort over human survival.

In my latest essay, I perform a searing audit of the "un-help" industry and why "perseverance" is often just a code word for wasting the time of the suffering to pad the egos of the privileged.

It’s time to stop telling the poor to "tighten their belts" while we fund the non-profit overhead that helps no one.

Read the full audit: https://arcwolf.substack.com/p/the-elephant-in-the-american-dream

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A searing structural analysis of the "American poverty machine." Ellis Arcwolf dismantles the myth of neoliberal bootstrapping and the functional absence of social services, revealing how a system designed for comfort effectively traps those in crisis in an endless loop of temporal bankruptcy.

The Arcwolf's Pen
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Pyrrhotite causes cracks in concrete. But research on how widespread the issue might be has only scratched the surface.

Undark Magazine
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Have you ever stumbled upon a wall that ripples across the landscape like a brick-built wave? Imagine a structure that defies common building logic, yet stands sturdy with a mesmerizing flow. This is the crinkle crankle wall, a marvel of design and engineering. These sinuous walls may look like a whimsical twist in architecture, but they are a testament to an ingenious, resource-saving technique. These curved structures share a conceptual lineage with the robust architecture of Egyptian aqueducts

Amazing Diary
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Explore the chaotic adventure of a mall visit through the eyes of a frustrated shopper. Follow along as unexpected challenges unfold, from navigating through crowded post-Chinese New Year crowds to encountering baffling mall regulations. Delve into the absurdity of 'Do not lean on the railing' signs and ponder the structural integrity of roller coaster-induced vibrations. Join the discussion on mall etiquette and safety concerns while experiencing the unique blend of frustration and amusement in this candid account.

Zsolt Zsemba