I think I’ve been trying to put into words how I’ve been feeling about social media lately, and I think the best comparison I can make is to the simple pancake.

Easy to make. Filling, but limited.

Flat discussions leave us full and bloated.

https://tedium.co/2026/03/23/social-media-flat-discussion/

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Pancakes, Hot Takes, And Social Media’s Flatness

When every discussion feels flat, how do you fluff it up? The answer, to me, is to eat fewer pancakes.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
@ernie @tedium i completely agree about the "flatness" of social media, and i enjoy blog posts or even old-school bulletin boards and forums a lot more. BUT you owe it to yourself and your wife to up your pancake game!! alton brown just put out a new video them that should help. https://youtu.be/8N6ylS9objs?si=o_b5COFcqnZ6uXyS
Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 18: Pancakes!

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@greatquux @tedium we recently did berries and peanut butter in place of syrup. That worked out well.