Digg goes dodo (again)

2026-04-06 23:09  digg2       [permalink]

Dang! I though I'd check why/if the new digg does RSS already, and didn't notice this page was up. Internet 2026 is a harsh place, that's for sure. But in my humble opinion it's more than this bot problem. The real currency is mindspace, and a new attempt at a breeding reactor to cull it from people passing by to find out what's hot and happening, no longer gells with the populace. Any avenue of doing so is covered — friends/family (Facebook), current events (Twitter), business (LinkedIn), etc. — monetization there may have made us all numb enough to instantly sign off from new initiatives. Also any system will be gamed for value, and it's like we're all taken hostage by the system being gamed by a bigger system. No wonder 'interesting newcomers' like ground news and straight arrow news kind of get you to go with a paid subscription from the get-go. Which I fully regret, since (getting help with) being sceptical about the news you read shouldn't cost you anything! It really makes you wonder what MetaFilter did differently and how hard Reddit is working to make it all work. But they're still cooking something. I hope they have a close look at the legal frameworks that are getting drafted (not in the U.S.) and what was actually good about the blue checkmarks before rocket boy showed up with a sink.

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