Humans who want to engage in informal, unoptimised, personal
interactions have to hide in closed spaces like invite-only Slack
channels, Discord groups, email newsletters, small-scale blogs, and
digital gardens. Or make themselves illegible and algorithmically
incoherent in public venues. […]
We’re about to drown in a sea of pedestrian takes. An explosion of
noise that will drown out any signal. Goodbye to finding original
human insights or authentic connections under that pile of cruft.
Many people will say we already live in this reality. We’ve already
become skilled at sifting through unhelpful piles of “optimised
content” designed to gather clicks and advertising impressions. […]
As the forest grows darker, noisier, and less human, I expect to
invest more time in in-person relationships and communities. And
while I love meatspace, this still feels like a loss.