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That came with the site, and it is as good as anything I can come up with myself. Any more specific and it would box the whole thing in too tightly.[1] Why define yourself out of a good time? Besides I'm not sure how 'subscribing' works, so the default line is probably safest.[2]
I'm still iffy on the London part truth be told. ↩︎
Allegedly there is a newsletter part to all this but I do not have the time (or foresight) it would need to be half-way consistent. Until I muster the will to add another newsletter to my life, consider it my small gesture towards your inbox safe from yet another email. ↩︎
So until I have enough on the site to write a more complete summary, I will critique the remaining filler text. I think it will tell you more about the way I think than a rushed About page.
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This isn't a club where you need your name on a list. What I write here will not be precious, warranting some special passphrase or vault — at least until I write something useful, or find an interesting but prohibitively costly topic which forces my hand.
Ideally, any monetisation of this sort of thing would:
- Avoid distracting ads
Sponsored posts might be an option, but it depends on the topic. I'm not writing ad copy here — it would have to be through funding a relevant story genuinely interesting to others, or giving me access somewhere I'd want to show-and-tell to people. In the meantime, you can hire me as a photographer.
- Keep this site out in the open
If something on this site could justify monetary support, then it stands to reason that it is worth sharing too. The ease of distributing audio-visual (don't say content, don't say content) media was a mainstay of internet culture's lofty optimism a decade or two ago. Like zines on steroids, without some of the photocopied charm. But like zines, there are associated costs. It's a tricky balance, and worrying about it right now seems a little redundant.
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I fully appreciate the siren's song of an opening exclamation mark, which is a good start! Regarding the title, nothing on this website will be fresh, not after my first and only election live blog; you have already witnessed me wrestling with 'content' as a term, and which I will inevitably get stuck into soon enough; and delivered would be ridiculous from someone who goes into fight-or-flight upon hearing their phone buzzing more than once.
Big fan of 'pesky algorithm' mind you. Claws back a few marks. I am sure news feed as opposed to newsfeed is grammatically correct, but I was surprised it wasn't the latter. Maybe its a noun/proper noun thing, i.e. referring to general concept of a news feed versus a brand-specific newsfeed.
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Where is this community and where can I find them? Will you be able to see everyone else who subscribes? IS THERE A COMMENT SECTION I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
Make yourself comfortable, hang out a while. And well done for making it all the way through, I appreciate the effort.
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— Ollie