Time for the News 🗞️
What’s my problem? Facebook, X, Google News, Apple News, Flipboard, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube… Most people I know use these platforms to stay informed. Personally, I’ve never been able to get into it 😒. It’s not that I’m stubborn—I’ve tried it more than once. But I just never got hooked, and I think it can be summed up as follows: Fragmentation: Jumping between 5 different platforms to get my news is fundamentally annoying. The news is inconsistent, redundant, and I feel like I’m wasting time (and it’s not just a feeling). Algorithmification of information (I don’t know if that’s a word, but I don’t care—this is my blog 😛. You get the point right?). I really dislike the idea of being manipulated, especially since mass manipulation scandals are everywhere. I’d say it all started with Cambridge Analytica, and since then, it’s been a party 🎉. For example, Elon Musk is pretty busy with X right now, or there’s the recent news about TikTok potentially being banned in the US, revealing the power games at play… I’m not even mentioning their business model, which revolves around keeping me hooked to stuff me with ads so they can make money. This doesn’t work for me at all. ...