Quite enjoyed — and got super depressed by — this piece. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
The most likely AI apocalypse
How artificial intelligence could be leading most humans into an inescapable trap.
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Julia Alexander
@loudmouthjulia.bsky.social
i do words at puck. i sometimes blog at posting nexus on substack. i think about how attention is a disease. a lot. https://posting-nexus.substack.com
Two months ago, ahead of Grokipedia’s launch, I wrote about the toxic information sewage pipeline powering X, one that hundreds of millions of people rely on as their first source of information. Now that Grokipedia is here, I fear this is what information aggregators may look like more and more.
Grok's Information Sewage Pipeline
Why X's chatbot concerns me more than any other right now
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If Disney’s struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may yet be a viable business… Read @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social's analysis:
Test Fubo Baby
If Disney’s struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may ...
puck.news
Polygon introduced me to my best friends, brought me to NYC, and gave me the life I’m so eternally grateful to live now. Deeply devastating, and it means a bunch of reporters, writers, and editors (+ video!) will soon be available to hire. They are everything. Polygon forever and always.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · last yr.Polygon sold to Valnet aftermath.site/polygon-layoff...
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
Happy Easter, I spent the weekend writing 3,000 words about the Google schadenfreude occurring right now and how it symbolizes how bad the open web became when gatekeepers stopped being directories to keep everyone hostage within their own ecosystems. postingnexus.substack.com/p/google-sch...
Google Schadenfreude and Media's Vindication
Two landmark verdicts may not change the internet, but it validated the people who built it
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This Christmas, the NFL will host 3 games, encroaching on the NBA’s 5-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-streaming big enough for both leagues? @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social explores:
The NFL’s War on Christmas
This Christmas, the NFL will host three games, further encroaching on the NBA’s own five-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-...
puck.news
This Christmas, the NFL will further encroach on the NBA’s holiday tradition. @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social on whether this is the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or if a monster day of sports-streaming and couch-surfing big enough for both leagues. puck.news/nfl-vs-nba-t...
The NFL’s War on Christmas
This Christmas, the NFL will host three games, further encroaching on the NBA’s own five-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-...
puck.news
New pod: @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social does a deep dive on the streamers' sports strategies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Sports Streaming Battle Royale
Podcast Episode · The Varsity · 03/26/2025 · 48m
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Peacock executives, like their counterparts at ESPN, seemingly want to find out if streaming can be television again by investing in local sports fandoms… From @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social
Peacock’s R.S.N. Vulcan Chess
Peacock executives seemingly want to find out if streaming can be TV again by investing in local sports. This next phase of the streaming wars is a marathon to see who can reinvent it first.
puck.news
New pod: Apple’s SEVERANCE bump and the long-term strategy for AppleTV+ (wait….is there one?). With @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/6pJV...
Apple’s Hollywood Identity Crisis: Who Do They Want to Be?
The Town with Matthew Belloni · Episode
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It's Friday, which means it's time for the only declaration that holds true every single week: The Pitt is some of the best TV in years -- and we've had some truly great TV.
I like Bill Burr cause he doesn't try to explain it, doesn't try to understand it, he just constantly says "the billionaires are no longer happy being billionaires, that's weird man" and it really is just as simple as "why are you guys so fucking unhappy -- you won??"
This, from Neon's Tom Quinn, strikes at the heart of "implausibly big or devotedly small" framework I've used to talk about how success in media looks like in an empire + island world. Choosing not to attempt to win if willing to accept a different definition of success theankler.com/p/neon-ceo-t...
Apple's restrictive, monopolistic App Store practices make experiences for every single person unwilling to solely buy Apple products a terrible experience. Good blog on this from Eric Migi/Pebble team. ericmigi.com/blog/apple-r...
Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
I’m surprised that you’re surprised
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historically, not great when it comes down to "ignore the judges" rhetoric
The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · last yr.Tom Homan’s remarks come as Trump’s administration stands accused of violating court orders halting deportations. Read more👇
It's disturbing how quickly I've come to expect this exact level of non-existent empathy from White House press conferences. Shameful language.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Leavitt: "We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos."
Granted West Virginia isn't exactly 'Bama or LSU, but wild choice to make in the NIL Era of College Sports. www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
As Rich Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing, what would Nick Saban say? | Toppmeyer
West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez went to a place where President Donald Trump refused to go: He cracked down on TikTok.
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Not to mention that, unsurprisingly, The Dress being a viral moment from Buzzfeed but having the conversation play out on early social (mainly Twitter and Facebook) was all the engagement learning data needed to train algorithms to produce More Of That Whenever Possible, Natural or Manufactured.
Ryan Broderick@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · last yr.Was literally talking to a friend about this last night. The majority of what went viral before The Dress went viral because it reflected some kind of consensus — this is good, this is interesting, this is relatable. After The Dress, virality was permanently changed into a measurement of conflict.
Excellent Garbage Day on Gavin Newsom's podcast and the wrong lessons Newsom took from the right's unparalleled dominant force online. It's the Bravofication of it all. The tactics that make you very successful on a Bravo show also work on the internet. www.garbageday.email/p/gavin-news...
I didn't know Carrie Underwood was a huge nu-metal fan, and unfortunately it's like finding out one cool fact about the worst person you know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Lu...
Insite Audition | Freak On A Leash + Bodies | Full Performance | American Idol 2025
YouTube video by RemasterKingdom4K
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I don't know if people still say some personal news, but ~some personal news~
I always get excited when I see @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social's newsletter in my inbox because I know I'm about to learn a whole lot. open.substack.com/pub/postingn...
A Ridiculousness Lesson I Didn't See Coming
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's re-approach to cable programming swaps out networks for algorithmic-defined interests
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