joanwestenberg
joanwestenberg
Joan Westenberg
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I write about tech + politics + humans.
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joanwestenberg · 3 months ago
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The Bible, the periodic table, and the three-act structure all succeed for the same reason: optimized compression architecture. paragraph.com/@signalvs…
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joanwestenberg · 4 months ago
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The tech industry has a trust deficit that’s reaching crisis levels. Companies that bridge this gap with radical transparency will capture the enormous unclaimed “honesty premium.” paragraph.com/@signalvs…
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joanwestenberg · 4 months ago
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Speed killed depth.
Scale killed trust.
The feed killed context.
The result? A media system that can publish everything and still say nothing. paragraph.com/@signalvs…
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joanwestenberg · 4 months ago
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You can write a perfect article.
Check every source. Nail every fact.
But if it doesn’t make the feed, it doesn’t make a dent.
Distribution is reality now.
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joanwestenberg · 6 months ago
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I genuinely don’t care if MAGA voters live or die, why would I care what they think of my pronouns
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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If it walks like a neo nazi and quacks like a neo nazi I think we have to consider the possibility that it may in fact be Elon Musk
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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App-Rehension: the creeping fear of pouring $10/month for the best years of your life into your favorite tool, only to see it sold, gutted, or ruined
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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oh no, you called joe rogan “joe rogaine.” his testosterone just dropped by 300% and all the elk meat in his freezer turned into tofu. truly a devastating blow to the podcast industrial complex
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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They say the truth will set you free, but all it’s ever done for me is get me in trouble and occasionally banned from social gatherings
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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when I was a kid i genuinely thought Scorpions would be a bigger threat to my life than they are
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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new rule: if you create a word like “Finfluencer” or “Mompreneur,” you are legally obligated to sit in a small room and explain it to a 19th-century coal miner until they start crying.
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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voter turnout hinges entirely on how close the ballot box is to the couch.
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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writing about “how to be a writer” isn’t writing, it’s a pyramid scheme. all these “make 6 figures as a writer” articles are the new Tupperware parties. you’re just convincing other desperate souls to believe in the fantasy while your own manuscript rots in a Google Doc no one will ever open.
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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Never forget: misogyny is a skill issue
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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you can overanalyze transphobia all you want—“is it fear? is it insecurity? is it x, y, or z” sure, knock yourself out. but 80% of the time, it’s just raw, unfiltered dumbfuckassholery. no need for a ted talk.
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joanwestenberg · 9 months ago
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Can’t believe JD Vance spent 2 years auditioning for the “fascist boy band” gig and still got cut in favor of Musk, who just hummed the PayPal theme song into the mic
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