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Everything Is Television

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (386+ words) A spooky convergence is happening in media. Everything that is not already television is turning into television. Three examples: When I read the Meta filing, I had been thinking about something very different: the future of my podcast, Plain English....

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Alexander Bateman on Derek Thompson

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (491+ words) When Self-driving Cars are really working in all circumstances, owning a car becomes meaningless. For most people being driven to their desired destination simply becomes a service like public transport as an additional option. Think of all the space in…...

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Mike Owens on Derek Thompson

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (136+ words) Another thing to blame on the phones: It's now taboo to drop by someone's house without texting first to coordinate a time. As an elder millennial, I can confirm this was common as recently as the 90s, especially at grandma's house....

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The Death of Partying in the U.S.A.—and Why It Matters

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (568+ words) The ATUS is a government questionnaire that asks a large sample of Americans how much time they spend doing just about everything, including sleeping, working, grooming themselves, playing with their pets, and going to parties. The latest ATUS estimates were…...