Hey look, it’s my first piece for Rolling Stone! (Thanks @noahshachtman) And I meant every word — I believe we’re seeing the renaissance of the weird, human internet. It couldn’t come a moment too soon. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/internet-future-about-to-get-weird-1234938403/
@anildash @noahshachtman Sadly, the new weird internet (same as the old weird internet) isn't here yet. I had to interact with three different adtech popups, the unpredictable motions of which caused me to "accidentally" open at least one unwelcome new tab, before I could get enough of the target page to draw to determine that the actual essay is unavailable behind a paywall.
It's been 21 years since the first time I linked to an Anil Dash URL. That one just worked! http://www.erosblog.com/2002/10/04/because-then-she-wont-use-it/