Divesting from Twitter, pop culture recs, and my year of concerts
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I’ve made a decision about the newsletter - it’s gonna be focused on pop culture. Thanks for those that participated in my poll, though I think I decided on it before I even saw the results. I really don’t have another place to share these thoughts and recommendations - this newsletter has always been the best method for me, especially since it’s getting harder and harder for freelance writers to publish not only cultural critique, but publish period. The media industry has been fucked for awhile now, but in the last year or two, the layoffs and shut-downs of outlets have been particularly severe. Many of the independent media sites were bought by tech bros or venture capitalists, who eventually decided if they don’t make enough money, they’re not worth keeping around. Of course, good writing and journalism have nothing to do with profit margins, high click rates, and going viral, so it was never a good marriage to begin with, but it seems like outlets have had to learn this lesson the hard way.
Divesting from Twitter, pop culture recs, and my year of concerts
Divesting from Twitter, pop culture recs, and…
Divesting from Twitter, pop culture recs, and my year of concerts
I’ve made a decision about the newsletter - it’s gonna be focused on pop culture. Thanks for those that participated in my poll, though I think I decided on it before I even saw the results. I really don’t have another place to share these thoughts and recommendations - this newsletter has always been the best method for me, especially since it’s getting harder and harder for freelance writers to publish not only cultural critique, but publish period. The media industry has been fucked for awhile now, but in the last year or two, the layoffs and shut-downs of outlets have been particularly severe. Many of the independent media sites were bought by tech bros or venture capitalists, who eventually decided if they don’t make enough money, they’re not worth keeping around. Of course, good writing and journalism have nothing to do with profit margins, high click rates, and going viral, so it was never a good marriage to begin with, but it seems like outlets have had to learn this lesson the hard way.