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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 10m

(I think this is also an excellent example of what is wrong with claiming to be an "optimist" about a technology. It only works if you ignore the material and political contexts they create or are embedded into. It only works if you define yourself purely as a consumer.)

Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure I have the energy to wade through this one reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/cusp-ab...

On the cusp of abundance? How AI may redefine our relationship with news

An AI-mediated news ecosystem has the potential to improve audience experience, argues this essay by expert David Caswell.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 13h

Well…

Not much wading needed. The imagined future is about as shallow as it could be. What if we could serve "new junkies" via "agents"? For someone talking about being user-centered he only considers a single very very personal use case. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure I have the energy to wade through this one reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/cusp-ab...

On the cusp of abundance? How AI may redefine our relationship with news

An AI-mediated news ecosystem has the potential to improve audience experience, argues this essay by expert David Caswell.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 22h

My second suggestion would be “we’re going AI first/native/whatever!”

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 22h

“We’re pivoting to video!”

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 23h

“The tech world is at such a low bar of cultural literacy that judgement has been replaced by fleeting observation, meaning a crafty-enough narrative can exploit the existential stakes for creativity at hand.” pabulummill.substack.com/p/no-one-has...

No one has their thinking cap on

Democratising creativity is a luxury belief

pabulummill.substack.com

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 1d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 1d

Beste Kioske ❤️ in Barcelona haben die Abends him und wieder DJ sets.

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the biggest takeaway here is that these companies don’t know what they are selling or to whom. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...

A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls

www.nytimes.com

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 1d

This is a small note I wrote at the end of September in my (german) newsletter.

One thing I have been wondering: What if we stopped treating Silicon Valley’s future talk seriously and started seeing predictions as power plays alone?

johannesklingebiel.de/2025/10/12/i...

"So if these people don’t even believe their own statements—why should we?

What if we just ignored the content of that rhetoric altogether? Instead of taking Zuckerberg seriously, we could focus purely on the effects of what he says: Does he move stock prices? Where does investment flow? Does he manage to shape political influence? Are other companies moving in similar directions? If we treat Zuckerberg’s words as future forecasts, we’re playing the game he wants us to play. But if we only track their effects, we take away his control over the narrative."

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 1d

Also… what is up with these AI caps? All are from different companies/projects. Are those people all using the same agency?

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 1d

A nice gallery of the defaced "friend" ads in NYC
nyc-friends.vercel.app

nyc friends

friend.com reviews by NYC

nyc-friends.vercel.app

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 2d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 3d

Very annoyed that Trump is making condensed serifs fash-y. I know, minor thing but still.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

lede = introductory section in journalism

bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information

Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 4d

“Do the thing you have to do without some childish desire to be, what, liked as a brand? Grow up and stop wasting our precious, precious attention trying to convince the rest of us that your robot thingy is cool, actually” www.deezlinks.com/p/the-ai-cla...

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 5d

This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever made. Except that’s an evergreen statement at this point.

A pile of zines called DONT BUILD THE TORMENT NEXUS!

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 5d

Subtle.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 5d

Which is pretty funny consodering the whole LLM stuff doesn’t have any meaningful impact on — you know — actual material production chains.

But again that’s a mighty big IF.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 5d

Yesssss

Sell journals that read like fever dreams. Drop a zine called "How to Cook for Demons (and Other Exes)." Release a PDF guide to identifying cryptids based on aura alone. Make it downloadable. Make it confusing. Make people pay $4.99 and not regret it until page 11.

Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 5d

The career advice you weren't asking for com.manychat.com/article/so-y...

So You Wanna Shitpost: A Creator’s Guide to Weaponized Nonsense | Chronically Online Magazine

com.manychat.com

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 5d

“There’s a way to age gracefully, and then there’s a Meta app” www.theverge.com/tech/791595/...

Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo

Plain old pictures are out; content is in.

www.theverge.com

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 6d

“The evidence reveals that headlines using simple words are preferred by audiences of financial professionals.”

That's a diss www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Grabbing Wall Street’s Attention: Headlines Traits that Influence Click-through Rates

Headlines are crucial for attracting click-through rates, and several factors influence audience preferences. While certain factors affect general audiences, there is a gap in the literature regard...

www.tandfonline.com

Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 6d

Canva is where good brand work goes to die, apparently.

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Johannes Klingebiel @klingebeil.bsky.social · 6d

Wondering how much this tracks with general trust in these institutions…

rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · 6d

How do people think different sectors’ use of generative AI will change their experience of interacting with them?

More optimists than pessimists for e.g. science and search engines, but more pessimists than optimists for news media, government, and – especially – politicians 1/3