Social media

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bluesky?

All social media platforms are ideologically biased. It's counterproductive for liberals to attack the only left-leaning one.

Jun 13 •

Relax, You'll Never Make a Living on Substack

And neither will I - But you might be able to leverage it

May 9 •

Taylor Lorenz Derangement Syndrome

The tireless efforts of powerful men to destroy one woman for sport should alarm us all

May 2 •

The Grift That's Smothering the Resistance

Social media community building against Trump feels good and achieves nothing

Mar 28 •

Understanding Fascism as Childish Tantrum

Fascist regimes throughout history have one thing in common: They're all based on pathetic cringe loser shit

Feb 14 •

Let's End the Self-Defeat of Platform Shaming

Everything has a Nazi Problem

Feb 7 •

A Few Helpful Words of Advice for the Owners of Social Media Platforms

It really seems like they could use it

Jan 31 •

The Warlord Internet

Social media is converging under the Trump administration and the age of oligarchy has begun

Jan 17 •

I Am Once Again Begging the Left Not to Get Baited Into Conspiracy Thinking

It's all deliberate and we need to keep a cooler head

Jan 10 •

Civil War MAGA: Why They're Fighting

Dumber than you know, as racist as you'd expect

Jan 3 •

Real Time True Crime: The Unsatisfying and Often Damaging Outcomes of Internet Sleuthing

We do this every single time and it's never what we expect

Dec 20, 2024 •

Being a Writer Means Learning to Survive Platform Collapse

Keep your eyes open, your instincts primed, and your bags packed.

Dec 13, 2024 •

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