Tim BrayDec 29, 2022
I know, it’s just a “Someone Is Wrong On The Internet” piece, but that NYTimes piece about Why Signal Is Bad And Privacy Is Bad needs to be refuted in a compact explainer, so here’s mine: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK
Privacy Is OK

ongoing by Tim Bray
Show threadEverybody loves GordoDec 29, 2022
@timbray Wtf is going on at NYT lately?
Show threadMark Gardner
@gordoooo_z @timbray tl;dr: everything must appeal to the mob to goose revenue https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-the-new-york-times-broke-journalism/
What broke the New York Times?

The New York Times entered the digital era under duress. In 2011, the Times erected a paywall in what it called a ‘subscription-first business model’. The gamble was that readers would want to pay for quality journalism. It was a risk, and at first it didn’t seem to be paying off: after a challenging 2014, […]

The Spectator
Dec 30, 2022 at 7:34pmWeb
Show threadEverybody loves GordoJan 2, 2023
@mjgardner @timbray Sad but true. Honestly it's not like I've ever subscribed to an actual print newspaper (I am the problem lol) but the drama seeped into my Crosswords subscription over the last couple weeks, which made me a little uncomfortable.