The Big Slop: Part 1 ft. Jason Koebler Welcome to part one of ‘Slop Week’, where we try to understand the incentives that have led to the internet being filled with incomprehensible, aimless content, and how it’s reshaping the way people communicate online.

Was stoked to go on 10k posts to talk about AI Facebook slop!

"Are the profits from additional service revenue, or more frequent device replacements, more important than the safety of our military personnel?” asks yours truly -- great story by Jason Koebler and stuff from Elizabeth Warren in a recent hearing: 404media.co/appliance-and-…

SHOHEI OHTANI’S DOG JUST THREW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT HIS BOBBLEHEAD DAY

Apple's dual use problem with face swap apps is not going away until Apple does something 404media.co/apples-huge-du…

the adley rutschman special strategy is watch a hanging slider or fastball directly down the middle to get behind in the count then fall down swinging at pitches at his ankles

DIY, pirated medicine is becoming increasingly accessible and easier to make due to automation, new tech, and new software developed and released by Four Thieves Vinegar Collective: 404media.co/right-to-repai…

the Kamala Harris campaign is experimenting with "content sludge" type ads that show two unrelated videos at the same time. typically these videos are made for people with attention spans fried by TikTok. the first "brain rot" political ad? 404media.co/kamala-harris-…

Kamala is running splitscreen ads with random mobile game footage to capture people with short attention spans and/or brainrot 404media.co/kamala-harris-…