David Gerard> The grand irony is I'm not even sure most people click on or read this sort of stuff. I don't think it's often even created to be read by anyone. I think it's created as a sort of swaddling fan fiction for MBAs, advertisers, event sponsors and sources, so they can tune out ethical quibbles and feel good about how clever they are.
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@davidgerard It's so the bots read it, then it becomes "truthy facty" later when they and the AIs regurgitate it. Poisoning the quick info well... and the people writing it make $20.
My camera shoots fascists"The result is a sort of alternative reality journalistic simulacrum that kind of looks like journalism, but genuinely isn't interested in any context or truth that upsets the apple cart. It's a sort of journalistic Ken Doll with the genitals sanded off to a smooth hump to avoid offending anyone."
This whole piece is so good.