The hottest Online Content Substack posts right now

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Soon Will Come a Day That None of This Exists

Discourse Blog • 3400 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
📰 News Online Content
  1. Legacy media is being replaced by something worse, with media-wide layoffs being a visible sign.
  2. Publications are struggling and dying due to financial issues, particularly affecting traditional print media.
  3. The future of journalism looks bleak, with the rise of individual-driven media leading to misinformation and lack of accountability.

Buzzfeed, Gawker, and the end of the 2010s

Read Max • 4162 implied HN points • 26 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Online Content
  1. The 2010s are still recent and it's unclear what cultural trends from that decade will last.
  2. The digital media landscape changed in the 2010s with the rise and fall of publications like Buzzfeed and Gawker.
  3. The shift from ad-based revenue to subscriptions signals a new direction for digital media.

My 1500th Published Story - 10 Kickass Medium Writing and Monetization Tips

Kristina God's Online Writing Club • 859 implied HN points • 29 Apr 23
📚 Literature Online Content
  1. Online writing requires mastering the craft to improve your skills. Practice makes perfect, so writing regularly is important.
  2. Monetizing your writing can be achieved through different strategies. Finding the right approach will help turn your passion into income.
  3. Engagement with your audience is key to success. Building a strong connection can lead to more readers and better reach.

Elon Musk Blocks "Hostile Rival" Substack - Here's Why

Kristina God's Online Writing Club • 539 implied HN points • 08 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Elon Musk has blocked Substack links on Twitter, making it hard for creators to share their work. This is a big deal because many writers rely on Twitter to grow their audience.
  2. Substack is seen as a competitor to Twitter, so Musk's decision seems to be aimed at limiting its influence. He has done similar things before with other platforms like Mastodon and Instagram.
  3. Creators express disappointment over the block, arguing it restricts free sharing of their work. Many believe that writers deserve to share links freely without being censored.
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Hellban

72 Degrees North • 79 implied HN points • 22 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Hellbanning is a common practice on social media where users are banned without warning or notification.
  2. Quality content is harder to find on social media platforms due to an abundance of junk and ads.
  3. The internet has not fulfilled its promise of democratization, instead leading to a world where exposure and success require payment and connections.

The Unbearable Contingency of Online Being

Extropic Thoughts • 78 implied HN points • 31 May 23
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Memories are important, especially for advocates of radical life extension.
  2. Online content is not as permanent as we might think, with examples of lost information even in the pre-internet era.
  3. Efforts can be made to preserve personal and historical information, but concerns about losing online content might be overstated.

The Fine-Turning an Open Source Language Model Journey Part One: Impetus

I'll Keep This Short • 5 implied HN points • 09 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Large Language Models have seen significant growth and impact, with companies like OpenAI and Amazon heavily investing in them.
  2. Safety and alignment concerns with Artificial Intelligence are important, and it's valuable to work on practical solutions.
  3. The online space is crowded with repeated ideas and groupthink, contributing to a environment where unique and nuanced ideas are less common.

*Waves*

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Oct 14
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. If considering leaving a job, getting fired can be a win-win situation for both employee and employer.
  2. Speaking out against dangerous groups like cartels can have serious consequences and risks.
  3. The complexity of movements like Gamergate can lead to challenges in media coverage and understanding.

Reader beware

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 12 Apr 16
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Facebook is still struggling to combat fake news despite efforts to reduce engagement with hoax stories.
  2. Purging dissenters from your Facebook feed can create an echo chamber effect, leading to a lack of diverse perspectives.
  3. Binge-watching for a world record can be a draining and disorienting experience.

So here's my idea . . .

the rohn report • 0 implied HN points • 30 Aug 20
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. Consider creating smaller, independent online networks to avoid data harvesting by big corporations like Facebook, Google, and Apple.
  2. Rather than just complaining about existing systems, focus on actively rebuilding and creating new sustainable solutions for political, environmental, and economic issues.
  3. Encourage the idea of 'digital gardening' where online content grows organically without invasive data tracking and trading practices.

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Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 Apr 16
🕹 Technology Online Content
  1. The author expresses frustration with brand pranks on April Fools' Day, calling them insipid and unfunny.
  2. The newsletter includes a compilation of interesting reads on digital culture shared in the form of an ebook.
  3. Readers can share the newsletter with others and provide feedback or ask questions by replying to it.