Daily Archives: 2020-05-17

Article note: I keep using the phrase "Burn barrel" for these parasitic wastes of VC cash that seem to increasingly be the dominant species of "tech" startup. The image of burning $100s in a 55-gallon drum isn't actually adequate though, because they're actually harming adjacent industries and social function.

Article note: The HN comments expose the real shame of it; Everyone is trying to turn web content into a hustle, and RSS is not designed for that. It doesn't let the platforms control what the users sees. It isn't built to enable the ad spend bubble. These are _features_ from the user perspective, and why I've never stopped primarily consuming through RSS.

Article note: This is quality satire.