We are doing the internet all wrong. The freaks of the online world get so much attention - when there are absolute gems just sitting there, quietly, waiting for us to discover their excellent content. Here’s one example - @engwithrosie.bsky.social : youtu.be/axc-GNY4VBM?...

Confessions of an Online Ad Actor An *EXCLUSIVE* with "Teddy Reech" - aka Scott Curtis, a UGC creator/actor who's done over a thousand online/social media ads. He's got a great story to tell about an AI footage farming operation... and what it's like selling boner pills. youtu.be/sSkqE4bEybo?...

Enshittification? Sacrificed a credit card to prove an app being advertised on Instagram is a scam. Reported it to Instagram as a scam/fraud. Instagram's "technology" decided my report wasn't worth them reviewing. It remains on their platform :) youtu.be/1BQW5cxlUy4?...

This is my 15 minute documentary about how AI is turbocharging enshittification. Or maybe it's just a Public Service Announcement for anyone seeing ads for AI-generated “educational” apps: be warned - they are slop at best, scams at worst. youtu.be/y0BcCKUO0tE?...

A critical review of those that critically review the biggest podcast in the world... why not?

A few little thoughts on "quotes" that aren't quotes open.substack.com/pub/theinter...

Does getting something wrong matter, if it's for the right reason? What if you're wrong by a LOT? Does that warrant a correction? Maybe I'm just a pedant... but I reckon it does! This is a story about accuracy v activism, and crazy-making post-truth era we're in. youtu.be/_dRSuTlilp4?...

Why would I recommend you follow someone who's been called a "charlatan", a "monster", a "closeted right-winger" taking funding from "far-right billionaires", and a "génocidaire" who should "be in prison for crimes against humanity"? Find out... youtu.be/0WTLzUiW-vk?...

Is the @publicdomainrev.bsky.social the loveliest corner of the internet? Kenny and I say yes. youtu.be/r7h_kKbOEA4?...

Important BREAKING BENCH NEWS: * A Chinese magazine published a very weird article telling the *opposite* version of the spiky bench lie in 2014 * There really WAS a bench in Yantai that someone was charging people to sit on * I FOUND FABIAN! We had a chat www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI7C...

If you miss "The Checkout", I reckon you'll love "How To Cook That", Ann Reardon's excellent YouTube channel. It's a baking channel that's really about truth, trust & trickery online. And it's for anyone fooled by a viral 'hack' or recipe that doesn't work. My review: youtu.be/69QwfCYJ8u4?...

Hi @librarybunny.bsky.social - I would love to speak with you for a piece I am researching. Could you follow me back so I can send a DM? Cheers, Kirsten :)

I recently lost my mind, several days, and a significant chunk of my sanity trying to work out whether China really does have coin-operated park benches that stab you in the arse when your time is up. The result is basically an ad for the @waybackmachine.bsky.social youtu.be/aSZ4RUFA7VQ?...

“Inside China Business” is a fascinating YouTube channel (& Substack) getting a LOT of love for its “brilliant analysis”. It’s been called the “best channel in history”, but also accused of being anti-US/anti-West propaganda… I think it’s well worth a look. My review here: youtu.be/CxwQHyFrbA0?...

If Joe Rogan is the problem, Joe Walker @josephnoelwalker.bsky.social might just be the solution. My review of his excellent pod The Joe Walker Podcast (formerly The Jolly Swagman) here: youtu.be/NY8FeUHDk5U?... Similar on the surface to JRE, very different in execution. Great for #auspol too.

My latest review is of everyone's favourite – Bari Weiss – and The Free Press @thefp.com youtu.be/hmsrFD2BUeQ?... Tl;dw? An understandable response to 2020, delivering some very good & necessary journalism, but with some significant blind spots & not always upholding its own values, imo.

A double review! I took a look at the MAHA “Food Babe” (the wellness blogger making a comeback with RFK Jr’s movement) - and her much better informed counterpart, the “Food Science Babe” @foodsciencebabe.bsky.social youtu.be/-OmDlzkMTd0?... (don’t get these babes mixed up)

The music videos are a very special treat!

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder @skdh is the #scicomm world's "hilarious buzzkill": my review of her YouTube channel here. Tl;dw? Strong recommend to follow - just be wary of how her (often legit) criticisms of academia & science are expressed. youtu.be/8ntJo9GkbhE

From 'benevolent troll queen' to provider of many sane takes. I reviewed the @cartoonshateher.bsky.social Substack. A welcome normal voice in the discourse! Especially in the sex/gender dynamics/ relationships/ parenting space, imo. Strong recommend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wgm...

Heather Cox Richardson's "Letters from an American" are refreshingly calm in tone, rich in detail, and provide interesting historical background to current events - but they aren't impartial. I think they're well worth following, as long as you are aware of Richardson's editorial lens. Review here: