What’s striking is what they’re declaring out loud, and how it’s like a long-arriving, barely-decayed message from the past: You can do business with Trump.
These aren't small groups of fans trading fanfiction and fanart about their favorite ships and characters – these are endlessly ravenous robots whose appetites for intellectual property have the potential to destroy the livelihoods of artists from across the spectrum of creative life.
23Jun24 Roundup: Tech Has An Accountability Problem
Am I surprised that, as far as I can tell, there have been absolutely no public consequences for Matt Mullenweg's public misbehavior? No, not really. And I’m not mad. I’m just disappointed.
17Apr24 Roundup(ish): No Love, However Brief, is Wasted
It’s Friday as I write this, and I’ve been doing what I often do when I’m trying to process difficult feelings, which is scrolling mindlessly through Tumblr.
These are the agonal gasps of a man who knows his thoughts and opinions, which were once respected and sought after in the Tech space as revolutionary, are not only no longer relevant but also downright basic.
In which the main story is about cheeseburgers -- but also it's really not. Plus, a Bad Job Bingo section so long you'd think it was an advertisement for the Brief.
26Feb24 Roundup: Matt Mullenweg Teaches a Masterclass on Why We Have Trust & Safety Teams
Last week, Matt Mullenweg made a series of unfortunate and baffling decisions, including some of the most egregious lapses in judgment from a Tech CEO I’ve witnessed on Al Gore’s internet.
