So Twitter is being sold to an individual. Our favorite Very Rich South African Guy is only interested in owning businesses that are in the middle, that become part of the infrastructure, that allow conveyance of things from point A to point B, that earn a constant flow of cash by rent seeking wherever possible. …
Tag Archives: Internet
Telemediated
All my friendships are telemediated, because talking in person isn’t so great. The whole thing’s unrewarding. Everybody else’s voice is more important. Only time I can speak truth is on the bathroom walls. But that’s just a bullhorn with a remote mic. No recourse, no defense, but no audience feedback. Just scribbles on paint. Kilroy …
Subscript
Oh how I loveMy Instagram girlHer pictures are seenAll over the worldWith makeup on pointShe’s making me screamAnd loves only meWith her Patreon stream
Marketplace
It’s been said that the Internet is a marketplace of ideas. I’ve always thought that made for great ad copy. But I think I understand now. It is a place where everybody is trying to sell their ideas…but nobody’s buying. All custom memetic concepts up to 50% off this week only. Come in and SAVE!
Any Friend of My Friend Is a Stranger
Facebook friend recommendations of strangers by mutual friends count: 1: friend of that guy who befriends a lot of pretty girls 2-5: 2nd-order association of my gang; doesn’t hang out at the cafe when I do 6-12: goes to Burning Man/Burning Flipside 13-18: really popular at Burning Man and is an artist or performer or …