https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufznupiVCLs
In the above, in a beautiful lecture that I am still digesting, Kodwo Eshun quotes from an unpublished manuscript by Mark Fisher, talking about the forces suppressing "the collective capacity to produce, to care, to enjoy". From my perspective, this makes me think about the ideals of free software, and the practicalities of trying to carry it out. I made TidalCycles in the world of free software (operating systems, libraries, documentation passed […]From the archive
https://slab.org/2018/02/27/datalove/
This bit made some people surprisingly angry:
"I suppose the more radical positioning of live coding in general, more common in the early days, is now being lost. This is the idea that live coding is about experience, not end-pro…
Omg, I just tried to watch a #Youtube Video (not logged in) ... and the experience is ... HORRIBLE! Two Ads every couple of minutes (<5min). One professional (unskippable) and onw HORRIBLE AI (skippable).
This isn't watchable any more. If you're depending on Youtube income, I only have two words for you: My condolences
Not sure if this is enshittification or not it just makes the product literally unusable