I can't believe we're still arguing over whether X is for jerks
This article critiques the ongoing debate regarding the ethics of using the social media platform X. The author argues that high-profile figures using the platform does not validate its quality or moral standing.
Why it matters
It highlights the tension between platform utility and ethical concerns in the modern digital public square.
That Barack Obama posts on X doesn’t mean it’s a good place. He’s not having conversations.
Barack Obama posting on X doesn’t make X good.
I spent about 16 years selling podcast ads.
On occasion, especially during major election seasons, we’d talk about selling political ads on podcasts. The problem was that most podcast hosts didn’t want to voice political ads, for fear of alienating half their listeners. Most hosts didn’t even want to run pre-produced political ads that didn’t require them to say a word — they still didn’t want to piss off half their listeners, even the ones they didn’t agree with.
There were exceptions, of course. You could almost assuredly convince the hosts of Pod Save America to run an ad for, say, the Democratic presidential nominee.
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