Why are people spending so much on "AI" that produces stuff nobody wants to spend money on?
All this on more in the latest issue of Stay Grounded!
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/its-2025-and-weve-yet-to-see
When a platform's profits stem from "engagement" above all else, the groups who find financial success on such platforms inevitably moves beyond the contributors who are the most interesting onto the ones who can best overwhelm the "conversation".
In short, if a place allows slop, the place becomes slop.
https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/
A Florida woman has been charged with terrorism for expressing frustration at blue cross and blue shield for denying her health insurance claim.
Understand this fact -- this is not about silencing her. It is about silencing all of us. And we must peacefully but firmly resist.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/florida-woman-charged-with-terrorism
REPUBLICANS: “We support States’ Rights!”
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR: “We are going to establish a legal firewall and use every power given to us in the U.S. Constitution to stop Trump’s destructive policies from harming our people.”
REPUBLICANS: “No, Not like that…”
Big shout out to @sportsbots for providing what my friend @mrsolodolo needed to finally #deactivatetwitter and join Mastodon!
Does anyone have any recommendations for some good Fedi-native sports accounts to follow?