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is the future of social media the same as its past?
Why breaking the grip of giant social media platforms may require a major step back into the web's early days.
Feb 11
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Greg Fish
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why social media is ignoring a.i. slop
Social media isn't for people anymore. It's for bots, AI, investors, and metrics.
Feb 6
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Greg Fish
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the syn/ack-gogue of a.i. doomsday
Thanks to an explosion of cheap computing power, AI is advancing faster than ever. But one of it's high priests seems to be firmly stuck in the past…
Feb 2
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Greg Fish
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January 2026
maga's final solution to the tiktok problem
Handing TikTok to Trump's friends seems like a slam dunk for MAGA's PR goals, but the platform may be too unruly and too feisty to easily manipulate.
Jan 29
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Greg Fish
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cory doctorow stumbles into the paradox of code
Is code really a liability instead of an asset? Actually, it's more like Schrodinger's cat...
Jan 26
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Greg Fish
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new year, same me, and a little overhaul
A quick update on some developments for this newsletter.
Jan 23
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Greg Fish
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Greg Fish
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