Published inUX CollectiveThe internet is unusableIn pursuit of marketing dollars, increasing stock prices and filling shareholder wallets, it’s been broken beyond repair.Jan 311.7K44Jan 311.7K44
You’re Not Pissed Off Enough About The AI Data HeistThe perpetrator of the first great data heist was Facebook. For years, we happily wrote posts, uploaded pictures, tagged friends and…Jan 62054Jan 62054
We’re Knee Deep In The Slop EraCreatives of all forms are now being deprioritized while algorithms pollute every platform with soulless AI sludgeDec 17, 20244195Dec 17, 20244195
Word of the Year: AI SludgeEvery facet of our Internet and online experience being pollutedDec 9, 2024371Dec 9, 2024371
The Year In Bad TechOur tech overlords continue to destroy legacy tech and throw a torrent of new technologies at usDec 3, 20241101Dec 3, 20241101
The Vanilla InternetI’ve written before about how I feel the Internet of today is a shallow, soulless and frankly horrible place to spend any length of time…Nov 26, 20242225Nov 26, 20242225
Published inBetter MarketingThe Rise and Fall of ‘Disemvoweling’“At the end of the day… it all comes down to one simple, absolute truth: Tumbler.com looks stupid.”Nov 9, 20241486Nov 9, 20241486
Zuckerberg is a GlassholeMark Zuckerberg, the genius who envisioned there would be one billion people in the Metaverse — he only got that wrong by a billion and…Oct 24, 20243317Oct 24, 20243317
The Hubris Of GenAIIt’s overwhelming, insufferable, and to this point, completely unjustified.Oct 14, 20241K22Oct 14, 20241K22
A Bloodbath In The ArenaMKBHD risks it all for the sake of a $50-a-year wallpaper appOct 7, 2024108Oct 7, 2024108
Honey, YouTubers Are Poisoning The KidsMy nieces, who range in age between 4 and 11, act as a gateway for me to understand what “the kids are into” these days. But they also show…Sep 30, 20243742Sep 30, 20243742
I Kinda Hate Everything About TechThe only thing it’s disrupting is the user experienceSep 16, 20241.2K34Sep 16, 20241.2K34
The Internet Has Made Me Too CynicalRecently, I was watching my nieces trying to learn a dance routine in the garden. I guess they sensed my confusion at what they were up to…Sep 7, 2024151Sep 7, 2024151
I’m So Tired of the “Next Big Thing”Too often it’s not revolutionary — it’s predatoryJul 25, 20244072Jul 25, 20244072
There’s Too Much Damn ContentAs always, we can point the blame at one thing — engagement metricsJul 10, 20241K25Jul 10, 20241K25
GenAI Is Trying to Kill CreativityBut finally, humans are starting to push backJun 26, 202463810Jun 26, 202463810
Social Media’s Death SpiralThe slow yet steady destruction of these once-wonderful platforms is almost completeJun 10, 20242K50Jun 10, 20242K50
Don’t Google ItThe company is in danger of becoming the spam it has spent 20 years trying to fightMay 30, 202472616May 30, 202472616