You know how modern Google produces AI slop summaries of searches and links to "google amp" cached pages instead of the real site? Spotify went "hold my beer":

The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed

A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action

(www.honest-broker.com)

Spotify now has its own content farms they prioritize to the point grammy winning songs get fewer plays than individual instances of their in-house muzak. And the article says their CEO makes more than Taylor Swift.

Via https://toot.cafe/@baldur/113692083557449454

Just saw Luigi's perp walk described as "gender affirming care for the police"...

@inthehands David Graber's "BS jobs" should be a high school textbook. Late Stage Capitalism is a religion, and his 2013 artivle was 95 theses nailed to its door.

Especially when you ponder the "real" jobs done entirely in support of BS: top floor of management consultants bringing in money, supported by IT, HR, accounts receivable, payroll, janitors, cafeteria staff, and their managers... And all the jobs with 2 hours of real work a week and 38 looking busy.

Bluesky is a change of diaper for venture capital.