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Writings

Videos

TitleDurationYearAuthorComment
Adobe software works better when pirated06:502021Louis RossmannSuccint summary on how you lose rights gradually and corporations normalize it intentionally.
Anxiety!17:542025I’m Happy You’re Here
Case for Feminism in Programming Language Design48:392025Felienne Hermans
Finale - How Music Software Dies 1:22:542025Tantacrul
For-Profit (Creative) Software1:14:322025EndVertex
History of Facebook’s (& Meta’s) Decline3:09:572024Tantacrul
I’m Tired of Listening to Nerds and Dweebs8:362025Internet Shaquille
Musical Elitism is Everywhere 1:02:092022Tantacrul
The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse of the Gaming Industry1:06:252025AcerolaThe one good video on the topic
Why Science illiteracy is Dangerous2:231996Carl Sagan
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“There is the desire of a consumer society to have no learning curves. This tends to result in very dumbed-down products that are easy to get started on, but are generally worthless and/or debilitating.” 1

— Alan Kay, 2013

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 2

― Kurt Vonnegut, 1962