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Information overload is a type of censorship
Listen now (65 min) | Using "How to do Nothing" as a launching point, we examine how there's Too Much Content out there.
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The WGA strike and the content-ization of writing
As WGA writers go on strike, it's time to ponder the consequences of labeling their work and everyone else's as "content."
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April 2023
Doing Something About Jenny Odell's "How to do Nothing," Part 1!
Listen now (45 min) | What does it mean to focus your attention and opt out of the "attention economy"?
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February 2023
RSS as an antidote to "content"
An RSS refresher, why it's anti-"content," and some tips
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iPod syndrome: Why digital "content" leaves you exhausted
1,000 songs (and anxiety dreams) in your pocket
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January 2023
In algorithmic America, content consume you!
What if Twitter and "content" had existed during the O.J. Simpson chase? I'm glad you asked!
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December 2022
Does the Nintendo Switch work with HDMI eARC for surround sound?
My miserable SEO #content journey to learn not much of anything
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The Complete Beginner’s Guide to "Capitalist Realism"
Listen now (92 min) | A look at Mark Fisher's most famous book
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"Content" betrays our trust
The tyranny of the SEO keyword and the weird relationship between Google and reddit
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October 2022
SEO Cope And Change—And StarCraft!
Listen now (59 min) | What it's like to be a manager at an SEO content mill
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September 2022
The Top 10 Things We Wish We Didn't Know About Content Mills
Listen now (83 min) | Badly tailored suits, even worse CMSes, and the wisdom of Margaret Rouse
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The 5 core assumptions of the “content” label
As explained through (some very old) video games!
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