I had no idea about what Nikita used to create in the dopamine loop/content arena; this makes so much sense now on what has happened.
Also, I had initially thought you jumped ship too early from X but the decline hit fast; then I too got banned for no reason and no chance to appeal. Not sure where it’s headed now, and the only way I can follow interesting posters is bouncing back and forth between Substack and a shortlist on X.
Great observations about the effects of Nikita’s stewardship and the strange incentives of such an app.
I think Yarvin was right when he observed that flattening the blue check aristocracy was a mistake and that the app should strive to let other aristocracies grow and compete.
Ultimately it would be nice if such an app had virtuous aims for its users, a place, and boundaries, for all different types. But X is a reflection of the flattening, boundary dissolving tendency of the Western world. We don’t have a cafe society with Baudelaire and Balzac. We have attention monetizing app with Clavicular and Howling Mutant.
Maybe Substack can learn some lessons here. But I suspect that they will be subject to the same market and attention app forces.
It's interesting, I published an article yesterday on a similar note, largely about the decline of the online RW on Twitter and how I feel we'll need to change to evolve from it. The site just isn't fun anymore.
The slop was pretty bad for a while but has gotten better. That being said, Instagram has completely gotten blown to hell. Any random post that has nothing to do with any kind of politics gets comment spammed with that annoying "NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A DISTRACTION FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES" gif, or Israel/Palestine stuff, again on posts that have nothing to do with any kind of politics. Instagram used to be for the social elites and now it's just normie slop, third world comment spam, or Tiktok style reels.
I think the tortured genius who tweeted “Fuck yeah bro, For You page. Huge boobs, naked asshole, Chinese nigga car accidents flying through the windshield, penis sex, Ukraine nigga legs blown off, it's For You dawg it's lit” would agree with you, great takes
I had no idea about what Nikita used to create in the dopamine loop/content arena; this makes so much sense now on what has happened.
Also, I had initially thought you jumped ship too early from X but the decline hit fast; then I too got banned for no reason and no chance to appeal. Not sure where it’s headed now, and the only way I can follow interesting posters is bouncing back and forth between Substack and a shortlist on X.
Great observations about the effects of Nikita’s stewardship and the strange incentives of such an app.
I think Yarvin was right when he observed that flattening the blue check aristocracy was a mistake and that the app should strive to let other aristocracies grow and compete.
Ultimately it would be nice if such an app had virtuous aims for its users, a place, and boundaries, for all different types. But X is a reflection of the flattening, boundary dissolving tendency of the Western world. We don’t have a cafe society with Baudelaire and Balzac. We have attention monetizing app with Clavicular and Howling Mutant.
Maybe Substack can learn some lessons here. But I suspect that they will be subject to the same market and attention app forces.
It's interesting, I published an article yesterday on a similar note, largely about the decline of the online RW on Twitter and how I feel we'll need to change to evolve from it. The site just isn't fun anymore.
Also published today, https://thedirtyblondediaries.substack.com/p/the-x-exodus-and-substacks-trail @dirtyblondemantis; I had an IRL conversation with a very big poster this week, and despite his success there moving narratives, he agrees, it's not fun anymore.
The slop was pretty bad for a while but has gotten better. That being said, Instagram has completely gotten blown to hell. Any random post that has nothing to do with any kind of politics gets comment spammed with that annoying "NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A DISTRACTION FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES" gif, or Israel/Palestine stuff, again on posts that have nothing to do with any kind of politics. Instagram used to be for the social elites and now it's just normie slop, third world comment spam, or Tiktok style reels.
The poasters in control!!!1 yeah, as if that did any good
I think the tortured genius who tweeted “Fuck yeah bro, For You page. Huge boobs, naked asshole, Chinese nigga car accidents flying through the windshield, penis sex, Ukraine nigga legs blown off, it's For You dawg it's lit” would agree with you, great takes
Short form brings out the worst in people.