phario
@phario@lemmy.ca
- Comment on And now Bezos is trying to inserts ads everywhere 1 year ago:
There was a prophetic podcast episode from the series Plain English a while back that I constantly think about.
In that episode the author describes how the internet is going through a revolution.
Basically 20 years ago, the internet was all about gaining numbers. Companies could operate at a loss if they got people signed up. Facebook, Google, YouTube, Uber, Deliveroo, etc. they were all about getting you in their mailing list or consumer list and who cares what happens then.
Now there’s an issue because that model is not profitable. In order to continue, all the internet is moving towards subscription.
In a sense, I don’t think of that as intrinsically bad. Patreon is a good example. The internet is now filled up with so much shit that people are willing to pay to filter it. So with Patreon, you pay a fee to support an artist to produce the content you want. That itself isn’t a bad idea.
- Comment on USA loses to Lithuania 110-104, Lithuania hits 14 3's 1 year ago:
That’s like asking why, if you’re a programmer why you don’t just work for another company on your day off. O
NBA players are professionals. They’re paid to play in the NBA season. They get plenty of tailored Xs and Os in their season and post season. They probably all need permission from their teams or stipulations on their contract that they can compete in the off season. If they get hurt, they (and their team) stand to lose millions of dollars.
- Comment on Noah Lyles: we are the world (the NBA's not) 1 year ago:
I find the whole thing a strange debate. The USA Track and Field National Trials are known as some of the most competitive in the world and you might argue the competition is as competitive as an international competition. But it’s not. Nobody who wins Nationals would call themselves a World Champion.
The NBA Championship might contain the best players in the world but it is not an international competition. It is open only to American teams and to people who have work visas in America (minus one team in Canada). It’s the height of American ignorance to fall it a World Championship.
As far as I know this isn’t done in hockey. NHL players don’t call themselves World Champions.
I don’t really understand why this is controversial. It doesn’t invalidate the dominance of American basketball. It only serves to highlight how absolutely ignorant Americans are and their belief that the world centres around USA USA USA.
- Comment on Stephen A Smiths Book 1 year ago:
Check out his podcast with Podcast P. I’m not sure how the book compares but you gain a lot of respect for his career.
- Comment on Best basketball podcast right now? 1 year ago:
Unfortunately I’m not a big fan of the chemistry in Windy’s show.
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- Comment on Lebron's I Promise School Update 1 year ago:
Teaching and education metrics are really screwy in any case. It’s hard to measure change over such a short time, and you should be suspicious of any purported change.
Change takes time and money (and hopefully skill) to change. Come and report back in 20 years—if Lebron et co are continuing to put money into this endeavour over a long time scale, hopefully it will lead to permanent change.