substack: the poster child of the zero click web

The creative, open web is being strangled by homogenized omni-platforms. Just look at the evolution of Substack.

Jan 12 • Greg Fish

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the seductive allure of technocracy, explained

Of all the dystopias that get covered in pop culture and the media, a technocracy seldom makes the list. It probably should.

Jan 5 • Greg Fish

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the 4channification of the web

No, NYT, no one forgot about 4chan. The site may be on and off, but we all live in the world its worst trolls built.

Jan 2 • Greg Fish

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December 2025

how social media and a.i. created the involuntary porn star

Sex tapes used to be shocking scandals. Now, you may be in one and not even know it.

Dec 29, 2025 • Greg Fish

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why space exploration doomers keep having public tantrums

Jason Pargin joins a growing list of sci-fi authors growing despondent over how hard it is to explore space in real life.

Dec 8, 2025 • Greg Fish

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the global business of destroying societies with social media

Grifters and trolls around the world are making bank destabilizing nations with lies.

Dec 1, 2025 • Greg Fish

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November 2025

big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing...

Sometimes, the biggest mistake is not letting things crash and burn.

Nov 24, 2025 • Greg Fish

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how chatbots are turning white collar jobs into absurdist theater

The new edict in the office: use our AI, or else.

Nov 17, 2025 • Greg Fish

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October 2025

why we don't need another round of nuke testing

Modern technology and computing made nuclear testing unnecessary. Modern politics make it insanely dangerous.

Oct 30, 2025 • Greg Fish

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the tech oligarchs' big plan to have you live in space filth

No, seriously, they think we should be thrilled.

Oct 29, 2025 • Greg Fish

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why the battle of creativity between humans and a.i. is rigged

AI slop isn't killing human creativity. It's doing something much worse.

Oct 24, 2025 • Greg Fish

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the darkest scenario in deep space exploration

What happens when your crops fail and you’re tens of trillions of miles from Earth?

Oct 20, 2025 • Greg Fish

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