GoKawiil… is what I’m reading far too often! Some of you are losing faith!
A growing sentiment amongst my peers — those who haven’t already resigned to an NPC career path† — is that blogging is over. Coding is cooked. What’s the point of sharing insights and expertise when the Cognitive Dark Forest will feed on our humanity?
Before I’m dismissed as an ill-informed hater please note: I’ve done my research.
† To be fair it’s a valid choice in this economy. Clock in, slop around, clock out. Why not?
Alt Star Trek's captain Kirk leaning into a computer cast in shadow looking contemplative. Computer, am I burning out? Or is the industry burning down around me?
Phooey!
It’s never been more important to blog. There has never been a better time to blog. I will tell you why. We’re being starved for human conversation and authentic voices. What’s more: everyone is trying to take your voice away. Do not opt-out of using it yourself.
First let’s accept the realities. The giant plagiarism machines have already stolen everything. Copyright is dead. Licenses are washed away in clean rooms. Mass surveillance and tracking are a feature, privacy is a bug. Everything is an “algorithm” optimised to exploit.
How can we possibly combat that?
Just blog
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