You're right, my article does lean towards a potential dark future. You're also right that it is subjective; it is, by design, an opinion piece not an academic one.
Re:The Open Web Is Dying
by lancesells on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:07PM
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The article also has sharing buttons to the "closed" web most likely providing some company with information. This automatically had me question the article.
Those sharing links don't go to any company, they simply integrate with platforms to facilitate sharing. It's one of the few tools available to disseminate. I find it odd that sharing links made you question the article. I would personally focus on the content of the article, not the ability to share content.
Re:The Open Web Is Dying
by lancesells on Thursday April 30, 2020 @03:38PM
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It might be odd but presentation does make a difference for me. Sharing buttons make me think this is content marketing of some kind.
I also personally love it when authors / technologists / etc. put in the work to describe the tools needed to 1) put the problem into perspective and 2) create around it. Either bringing the _spirit_ forward if it's a difficult technology-arena problem, or bringing the _technology_ forward if it's a difficult social-arena problem.