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Re:Making the Web Boring Again by hggigg on Saturday October 05, 2024 @06:26AM (#41748877)
I'm not sure that content exists any more in any reasonable quantity. Occasionally a video will pop out which is interesting from someone but generally it's all below average. The attention dynamics have focused all content onto retaining viewers and reinforcement metrics around that. This normalised everything into mediocrity and delivering longer content with no meat.

The only thing notable left in my mind which I await with interest is Ken Shirriff's blog: http://www.righto.com ... oh and Retraction Watch: https://retractionwatch.com

Re:Making the Web Boring Again by 082349872349872 on Saturday October 05, 2024 @06:32AM (#41748903)
just look for people who don't care about viewer retention?

I've been having good luck with RSS and https://search.marginalia.nu

Re:Making the Web Boring Again by beej71 on Saturday October 05, 2024 @10:45AM (#41750239)
I also make heavy use of RSS. That's how I find basically everything I read and view.