I feel it's become increasingly easier to sort of passively consume the internet. Algorithms slowly bring everyone toward the same optima. I feel like these sort of posts(and the others it references) exist outside of that. And the more you are able to stumble upon, the better.
"But maybe longform plaintext is going the way of rock music. I think it’ll always be around, but I’m not sure it’ll ever be at the forefront of mainstream culture the way it once was. And maybe that’s fine, actually. Maybe we can work with that." I really felt that, physically. Hopeful nostalgia.
I feel it's become increasingly easier to sort of passively consume the internet. Algorithms slowly bring everyone toward the same optima. I feel like these sort of posts(and the others it references) exist outside of that. And the more you are able to stumble upon, the better.
"But maybe longform plaintext is going the way of rock music. I think it’ll always be around, but I’m not sure it’ll ever be at the forefront of mainstream culture the way it once was. And maybe that’s fine, actually. Maybe we can work with that." I really felt that, physically. Hopeful nostalgia.