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drimplausible

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Digital emigre, researcher standing at the intersection of arts, tech, and pop culture

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drimplausible, to fediverse
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With looming introduction of and the subsequent integration with the I thought a quick summary of a key piece of literature is in order. Likely too late, but perhaps not.

Basically, what is or business model?

The production of the

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(This is from 1977, by Dallas W. Smythe, so some of it may seem obvious in retrospect. Please read it through.)

(Also I'm posting as I go, so it might take a bit).

drimplausible,
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/2 So what is the question Smythe is trying to answer when it comes to the ?

Basically, "what economic functions for capital do mass systems serve?"

(And and both fit in with the mass in mass communications here).

I'm order to figure out this function, you need to figure out what the commodity they produce actually is.

You might think you know the whole "if you're not paying, you're the product" line.

This is part of that.

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drimplausible,
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3/ Now if you're asked "what does media produce" you might answer something like content or information or messages or entertainment.

This is understandable. This is what it looks like they do. You're forgiven if you thought that's how it worked

This is the trad, orthodox, "idealist" POV.

This is held by everyone from to to to

So there's a lot of press on this idea.

Smythe's argument is that it misses the point.

drimplausible, to mastodon
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Blocked my first petulant man-child on today.

Feels somewhat incomplete without the haptic tingle and "Achievement Unlocked" shiny flashing on the screen.

drimplausible,
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@chiefgyk3d I learned how to internet on BBSs and Usenet bitd. My threshold is usually pretty high. 🤣

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    drimplausible,
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    @Teri_Kanefield A: Well, the people are over on TikTok, so if that's the question, the follow-up becomes will the Twitter Influencers adapt, or will they continue to go full Principal Skinner and say "It's the children who are wrong" as the various replacement platforms broadcast to ever-shrinking audiences with every enclosure?

    timkmak, to random
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    Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

    Victoria Amelina has died following injuries sustained during the Kramatorsk restaurant attack.

    She was one of Ukraine's brightest novelists, and had been covering war crimes committed by Russia.

    https://kyivindependent.com/pen-ukraine-writer-victoria-amelina-dies-following-kramatorsk-strike/

    drimplausible,
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    @timkmak I don't think I can boost this enough. Well worth reading, share far and wide.

    chiefgyk3d, to twitter
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    Why do people think so highly of Jack just because he made he can’t even openly admit Elon is messing up and all of us see it, and he should know better than anyone else. He’s trying to make a new app as well. Twitter also wasn’t that much better under Jack, it had a lot of its own issues which Elon made worse. I’m not sure why people think is going to be much better or different. I’m there and it’s not that great and has moderation issues as you can see.

    Bluesky moderated a user for merely saying, “shut up cracker”

    drimplausible,
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    @chiefgyk3d "Founder Bias" is a problem, but that's more of an internal one, impacting Jack's perspective.

    The rest of us are still dealing with the fallout from Thomas Carlyle's pernicious meme.

    davew, to random
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    I like Mastodon because -- it promises independence from bigco silos run by megalomaniac billionaires hell-bent on conquering everything. I just want to play with my friends. I'm into working together not world domination. Been there, done that, found it boring and lonely.

    drimplausible,
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    @davew It tends to be "locally boring" until you can hit a critical mass of interesting feeds and consistent posters.

    Even following a couple bot accounts can help, but just be actively engaged in following anything that fits your fancy

    chiefgyk3d, to twitter
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    For those new here from to may I suggest @FediFollows as well as @feditips. If you’re interested in running your own server I personally use @mastohost for managing my service, simple to setup and pay them, been using them for months and it’s cheaper than Twitter blue for many individuals, but inexpensively can scale if you become more popular as I have been. Enjoy your time tooting posts away

    drimplausible,
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    @chiefgyk3d Pretty good analogy with the cultivation. My feed started out as "locally boring", and a little cultivation has started to make it less so.

    I'm still missing the Firehose, so I'm looking for a way to connect that and turn that on.

    I still desire more "unknown unknowns"...

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    @chiefgyk3d @mastohost Ah, very cool.Thank you. I started a droplet over on digital ocean the other week, but got sidetracked with some video editing. Looking to have something spun up in the next week or so.

    arstechnica, to random
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    30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far we’ve come

    Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/30-years-later-myst-demake-for-atari-2600-reminds-us-how-far-weve-come/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    drimplausible,
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    @arstechnica Just bookmarking so I can add "demake" to the lexicon

    simon, to random
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    In TikTok Bigfoot news, there is a Sasquatch on TikTok who plays the saxophone - with daily livestreams - who has 1.8 million followers now https://www.tiktok.com/@saxsquatch

    drimplausible,
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    @simon Saxsquatch is great. I've been following them for a couple years now. Always delighted when they pop up in the firehose

    jeffjarvis, to random
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    Today is publication day in the US for my book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, in which I examine society's entry into the age of print for lessons as we leave it. Bloomsbury just gave me 25% off discount codes: TGPJJ23US (US) or TGPJJ23UK (worldwide).
    https://gutenbergparenthesis.com/

    drimplausible,
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    @jeffjarvis Congrats! We'll give it a look. Heading to the publisher's website and slipping a couple other books (just in caseTM) to pad out the free shipping. Looking forward to its arrival. :)

    ifixcoinops, to random
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    I cannae draw.

    It's always bothered me that I can't draw. I have dyspraxia pretty bad and was the crappiest artist in my whole year at school, and I kinda shrugged and went "Guess I'll write instead" and just sort of bimbled through life making text adventures and fixing coin-ops, but it's always nagged at me that I can't draw, and my kid's been asking me "Dad how do you draw a cat" and I'm like "You're six and you already draw better than me," and I'm 40 now and wanna put some time in this year towards not sucking quite so much at this.

    Anyone got a rec for a good absolute-beginner guide? Like, sub-beginner even, think Small Child Level because I wasn't kidding when I said my 6-year-old draws better than me

    drimplausible,
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    @ifixcoinops Check out @markliamsmith on YT and TT. (Not sure if they're on the Fediverse). They start with the absolute basics.

    SirTapTap, to Sonic
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    It's officially confirmed, characters do not wear pants even with shirts

    drimplausible,
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    @SirTapTap Canadian or Danish. Hard to tell without seeing the soles of the shoes.

    ct_bergstrom, (edited ) to random
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    My colleague Kevin Gross and I have a new preprint up on the arXiv.

    Just for fun, rather than a simple text explainer, a thread with some slides for a talk I'm giving at https://www.icssi.org/ tomorrow.

    Here's the paper itself: Rationalizing risk aversion in science. https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13816

    drimplausible,
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    @ct_bergstrom Re: "science's social planner".

    I'm wondering at a glance, the role that major prizes might play in this, such as the X-Prize for the HGP or similar.

    dnc, to gardening
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    Can anyone identify this pest eating my sugar snap 🫛? 🤦🏼‍♀️ https://www.diningandcooking.com/816541/can-anyone-identify-this-pest-eating-my-sugar-snap-%f0%9f%ab%9b-%f0%9f%a4%a6%f0%9f%8f%bc%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f/

    drimplausible,
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    @dnc I believe that's a Lowland Mountain Gorilla. 4+3 HD, 1d6 appearing.

    Keep a safe distance.

    ben, to random
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    I’m feeling more and more that smartphones are an enemy of creative thinking. If creativity requires boredom, a device that ensures you’re never bored is an effective barrier.

    The internet is wonderful, but never being left to your own thoughts breeds conformity.

    drimplausible,
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    @ben Creativity doesn't require boredom.

    It may require tranquility, but that's far from the same thing.

    ben, to technology
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    “Over 100 artists including Rage Against the Machine co-founders Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha, along with Boots Riley and Speedy Ortiz, have announced that they are boycotting any concert venue that uses facial recognition.” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tom-morello-zack-de-la-rocha-facial-recognition-concerts-boycott-1234775909/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon

    drimplausible,
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    @ben Insane Clown Posse fans continue to think outside the box. https://consequence.net/2019/07/juggalo-makeup-facial-recognition/

    arstechnica, to random
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    Liquid metal could turn everyday things like paper into smart objects

    This futuristic new liquid metal coating can make ordinary objects extraordinary.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/liquid-metal-could-turn-everyday-things-like-paper-into-smart-objects/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    drimplausible,
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    @arstechnica Tough decision. Not sure whether to go with or reference in reporting. Porque no los dos?

    davidrevoy, to Futurology
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    Meta: "MAY I JOIN YOU?"


    drimplausible,
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    @davidrevoy Nice touch on the icons on the necklace. :)

    mhoye, to random
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    The thing that's incredible to me is just how cheap this all is, how inexpensive Alito and Thomas have turned out to be.

    To a billionaire the sums involved are basically nothing at all. They're buying off supreme court justices for shake-out-the-couch money.

    https://archive.ph/nFTjs

    drimplausible,
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    @mhoye There was a blog post back in the day (pre-twitter? Bush-era?), by @cstross or @pluralistic or perhaps someone else (I don't want to mis-attribute it here, but I can no longer find the link) doing some back-of-the-envelope calculations of how much it would cost to cover the wages of every judge, state, and country official at every level in the United States.

    ISTR it was a lot, of course, but less than you'd think. Somewhere north of $7B.

    There are individuals with significantly more

    chiefgyk3d, to random
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    Last night I got a Herman Miller chair for my office used and oh my God I see the hype now. I ordered the headrest and posture fit upgrades

    drimplausible,
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    @chiefgyk3d Awesome, congrats! You will likely spend more time on your office chair than on your bed; it makes sense to get the best one you can.

    baldur, to random
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    “Daring Fireball: DPReview Found a Buyer: Gear Patrol”

    There’s something fundamentally wrong with a management team where their first impulse is to shutter a valuable property and only shop it around when there’s outcry. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/20/dpreview-gear-patrol

    drimplausible,
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    @baldur Well, a couple. Frex: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/in-search-of/9781590597217/ Entertaining. Relevant. Recommended.

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