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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by throwaway280382 on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:26PM (#35046316)
"Read/Watch/Listen" are what you think you are doing. "Consume" is what the people who want to make money from you think (Entrepreneurs, Media executives, bloggers etc).
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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by JohnFen on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:34PM (#35046420)
That's why "consume" is a red-flag word along with "content". They're both dehumanizing, and look to be intended to reduce people to economic units.

Their use signals to me that I'm being exposed to a particular type of source that disrespects their audience and tends to produce substandard work.

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Re:Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume con... by throwaway280382 on Monday March 06, 2023 @05:45PM (#35048861)
I agree with this assessment. Thats why I always turn off all recommendations and only read/watch/listen to things I have been exposed offline
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