Discord Gamification, TikTok Bill Vote, and Political Connections

Hans wonders why ‘being informed’ is so exhausting, and if there’s anything he can do about it (short answer: sorta) and a few members of the Never Post team discuss “important emails”. Also: the hunt for Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper continues.

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Intro Links

• The Media-Sensational Rise and Fall of “Jim Spanfeller Is a Herb” – Ashley Feinberg, Slate
• Deadspin’s entire staff has been laid off after the sports site was sold to a startup – Liam Reilly, CNN
• Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead – Samer Kalaf, Defector
• GMG Union on Deadspin Layoffs – gmgunion.bsky.social
• “Amidst the tide of layoffs plaguing the media industry…” – Meera Pattni, LinkedIn
• Google now wants to limit the AI-powered search spam it helped create – Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica
• Discord to Offer Rewards for Gamers as CEO Considers IPO – Cecilia D'Anastasio, Bloomberg
• House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban – AP via NPR
• U.S. Bill Targets TikTok’s Future and Threatens the Open Web – Tianyu Fang, New America
• Trump's TikTok ban reversal comes after meeting megadonor who has stake in TikTok – Adam Carlson and Max Zahn, ABC News
• Mike on Object Worship 

Critical Ignoring Links

• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09637214221121570
• Stephan Lewandowsky -- https://www.lewan.uk/
  
  

Important Emails Links

• https://www.tiktok.com/@mattbooshell/video/7161110027124690218?lang=en, reposted at https://hive.com/blog/generational-email-writing-stereotypes/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesgay/2017/08/29/millennials-email-adobe/?sh=18c9b