"Informationally, we are becoming lard-asses. In the pageview and ratings driven media economy, too much of the content these days is designed to be just like junk food to quickly boost quantifiable viewership. If you make content that is the intellectual equivalent of gummy bears, your site will appear to grow quickly."
Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic | The Wirecutter
Later: “Clicking the like button 1 billion times will never give you an orgasm or a hug or a high five.”
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I’m in the process of changing the way I approach this kind of thing, and judging by the recent gawker experiment and similar reports, so are many other people and companies.
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