• stoneparchment@possumpat.io
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    9 months ago

    Y’all, the article is talking about a media extinction event, referring to the increasing difficulty of obtaining enough funding to remain solvent as a news source and “race to the bottom” as far as advertisement revenue, page views, and subscriptions.

    It is not talking about an actual human extinction event, although of course that is a huge blaring concern at the moment.

    Why is it being down voted?

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      9 months ago

      I honestly have not the slightest idea. I read it on the train, and I thought holy shit, that’s a really good deep dive into a significant problem that seems like it’s only going to get worse. I liked reading it and I felt like it was worthwhile and so I wanted to share it.

      And… I honestly can’t even make any sense of the reception. I can’t tell if people are just reacting to the title alone, or (ironically) don’t like that there’s a paywall, or think it’s not news, or actually read the article but disagreed, or what it is.

      Honestly, if I had to guess, I think the lemmy.world section of Lemmy has mostly completed its arc of evolution into full blown “Hold my referential in-joke, I’m going in!” Reddit 2.0, and there’s just not that much going on there to even read into. But like I say I genuinely just have no idea. If someone tries to explain it to you, let me know.

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        9 months ago

        To me the title is deceptive as there is no extinction level event and so I read the above comment (by @stoneparchment ) as sarcasm :

        Why is it being down voted? /sarcasm

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          9 months ago

          No, I genuinely don’t understand.

          Sure, it’s hyperbolic to envoke extinction when you’re talking more accurately about the collapse of an industry… but like, it’s not like the author is passing off the metaphor as literal.

          I guess the answer is that people don’t like the title? But the article is interesting and thorough. I enjoyed reading it and hearing the perspective of the journalist.

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            9 months ago

            I guess the answer is that people don’t like the title?

            Yes, this is what I was trying to say and despite this, I believe you that it’s a good article.