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November 7, 2022
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“Earlier this week, I got caught up in the zeitgeist and thought that I’d better sign up for an account on Mastodon, a social media service being touted as an…”
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“https://twitter.com/sheonhan/status/1588029253496414208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw A federated future and suggestions for citizens and institutions Maybe we’ll look…”
November 6, 2022
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The Observation Deck » Twitter, when the wall came down
“Twitter, when the wall came down I, like many people, have a complicated relationship with Twitter. As Adam and I regaled in a recent Twitter Space , it started…”
November 5, 2022
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“This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the…”
November 4, 2022
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Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?
“There are a hundred ways in which Elon Musk might attempt to reshape Twitter after he bought it on October 28 . Thanks to the publication of the entrepreneur’s…”
November 3, 2022
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Musk Needs Twitter To Be His TikTok
“Editor’s note: This piece was written and published before Elon Musk changed the price of Twitter Blue to $8/month . I have updated the post with a little bit…”
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Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve
“Content Moderation from the speed-running-for-fun-and-for-profit dept Wed, Nov 2nd 2022 09:32am – It’s kind of a rite of passage for any new social media…”
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The problem isn’t that Elon Musk owns Twitter – it’s that you don’t
“Evocative image, symbolizing something profound, via DALL-E If you’re into writing and reading, few games on the internet are more fun than Twitter at its best.…”
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Twitter employees await the ax in a new culture of secrecy and fear
“With rumors of impending layoffs by new owner Elon Musk swirling inside Twitter on Wednesday, an employee noticed that the Google Calendar of one of their new…”
November 2, 2022
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Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s Twitter takeover. I joined them
“S ince Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter last week, some of the social media app’s users have been looking for a new home – only to find there aren’t…”
October 31, 2022
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Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
“I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face. This story also ran on The…”
October 30, 2022
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What Moneyball-for-Everything Has Done to American Culture
“This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Forwarded this newsletter?…”
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Running Twitter Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder
“Landing reusable rockets is ferociously difficult, but it’s got nothing on managing a social network Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash So, Elon Musk owns Twitter now.…”
October 29, 2022
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How the U.K. Became Such a Disaster
“This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it…”
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Everything dies, including information
“Everything dies: people, machines, civilizations. Perhaps we can find some solace in knowing that all the meaningful things we’ve learned along the way will…”
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How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms
“(without ditching your friends) Lazar: Tevye! Tevye, I’m on my way. Tevye: Where are you going? Lazar: Chicago, in America. Tevye: Chicago, America? We are…”
October 28, 2022
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I Sure Hope Twitter Doesn’t Die, Because I Love It Too Much
“BuzzFeed News I know it’s not cool to admit to liking Twitter, but I’m not afraid: Fuck, I love Twitter. I love reading tweets, I love tweeting. I’m such a…”
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‘There Are a Fairly Limited Number of Ways This Could End’
“The Patient ’s creators, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, say the conclusion of Alan (Steve Carell) and Sam’s (Domhnall Gleeson) therapeutic relationship felt…”
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Notes on Twitter, 28th October 2022 | v21
“Notes on Twitter, 28th October 2022 So, last night Elon Musk bought Twitter! Let’s talk a little bit about what I think the future holds. He bought Twitter for…”
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Staring down the Twitterpocalypse
“Well, it seems like this is actually happening. Elon Musk is going to own Twitter by the end of this week. dave karpf @davekarpf Years from now, when we all…”
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“You fucked up real good , kiddo. Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself, and there is no possible way to grow users and…”
October 25, 2022
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The Misremembered History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater | Defector
“In July, Defector published a story about an ancient internet video called “Basketball (so funny you’ll pee your pants).avi,” based on extensive archival…”
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Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud
“Presenters ridiculed her during the broadcast. She told reporters that John Wayne had to be held back by six security guards to prevent him from rushing the…”
October 13, 2022
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American Culture Is Trash Culture
“To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . No kid needs to watch a movie about a Manhattan…”
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As Putin escalates war, some in Russia’s business elite despair
“When Vladimir Putin launched missile strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure this week, the move seemed to earn the Russian president a…”
October 12, 2022
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How to Make a (Semi-) Fascist Party
“Illustration: Zohar Lazar In mid-September, I attended the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, where Republican politicians, right-wing thought leaders,…”
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We Are On a Path to Nuclear War – War on the Rocks
“In war, nothing is inevitable and not much is predictable. But the war in Ukraine has a direction that observers can see and that we should name. What began as…”
October 8, 2022
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“Vladimir Putin attends a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 31. MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In…”
October 6, 2022
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Advice | 9 tips to debunk false claims made by friends and family
“Even when a source of information is known to be unreliable, research shows, many people will start to believe a claim if it is repeated often enough . That’s…”
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The great myths of political hatred
“Ohio state representative Dick Rench carrying a bomb in a parade. Photo cred: my dad. Here’s a graph that strikes fear into the hearts of social scientists…”