I'm so tired of "content marketing", in its driest and ugliest form. As it is in this case.
The author of the blog post is also the author of a book on "how to live a meaningful life". And the first thing that you hit on that webpage is a sad "ad" to check out the rest of the website, "BEFORE YOU GO, CHECK THIS OUT!".
But I thought... Well, it's #2 on Hacker News, perhaps the content is good...
After reading the article, my impression didn't change: an empty article, cliches all over the place, including stock photos every now and then.
I guess people must be upvoting the title alone because content-wise it's just an empty assertion. "The internet was supposed to be <subjective claim>, instead it is <subjective claim>."
Kinda been thinking about something James Clear, who has likewise been out promoting his book about productivity, said recently that I thought rang true which was (paraphrasing) "The people you follow [online] will end up determining your future thoughts, so choose them carefully."
I was hoping for some insightful analysis, but unfortunately this article can be summed up with one sentence: "Social media creates like-minded filter bubbles which can cause trouble relating to people in real life". The only solution offered is to stop using social media, which does work, but is not helpful if it's your friends/relatives who are are the ones ensconced in a filter bubble.
The author of the blog post is also the author of a book on "how to live a meaningful life". And the first thing that you hit on that webpage is a sad "ad" to check out the rest of the website, "BEFORE YOU GO, CHECK THIS OUT!".
But I thought... Well, it's #2 on Hacker News, perhaps the content is good...
After reading the article, my impression didn't change: an empty article, cliches all over the place, including stock photos every now and then.
I hate this part of the Internet.