slop is a bad story

a short rantifesto

Jun 16

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New Media is Insider Media

Working Theory #100

Jun 10

167

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April 2026

The Season Finale of TBPN

On the show, the meta-show, and cultural power.

Apr 15

58

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March 2026

White Collar Goes Blue

A working theory on luxury workers’ rights and the reshaping of the professional laptop class.

Mar 6

202

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February 2026

Dreams of Stability

Tech’s New Corporate & the status in safety nets.

Feb 16

357

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Proof of Humanity

Goodhart's law for authenticity.

Feb 14

45

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Franchise Thinking

On the sequel economics of ideas.

Feb 10

136

17

39

January 2026

Notes on Not Posting

intermittent fasting for the terminally online

Jan 23

247

30

60

The Freaks Are the Last to Go

There’s a kind of magic when you read something that feels almost nonsensical and yet, by the time you’ve read the last word, you know exactly what it…

Jan 9

156

43

October 2025

Congratulations, Publicly

You can't just be happy for someone anymore.

Oct 16, 2025

135

58

35

September 2025

The Self Is The Platform

On Consumer AI, and why individual leverage is eating collective coordination.

Sep 18, 2025

121

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August 2025

Doomprompting Is the New Doomscrolling.

The new slot machines of thought — AI’s infinite scroll and the quiet outsourcing of our intention.

Aug 10, 2025

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