On: Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating

[echelon]

Thankfully (1) there just aren't that many useful websites anymore. Most content lives in walled gardens. Negotiate a few deals to get around CloudFlare for those select few and you're set.

[1] I'm being sarcastic.

[pbhjpbhj → echelon]

'Many a true word was said in jest' as the aphorism goes. IME useful information has become somewhat concentrated into nodes, instead of trawling blogs for info it's all on stackoverflow/Twitter/whatever (depending on subject).

[echelon → pbhjpbhj]

For certain populations of data and authors, it's true that centralization aids in discovery, distribution, discourse, maintenance, etc.

Unfortunately many of these channels are hooked up to hyper-growth valuation needs and this necessitates volume over quality.

Look at Quora, Pinterest, Medium, and LinkedIn. And I haven't even mentioned the biggest offenders.

I don't think I'm better served in 2020 than I was in 2008.