Look around. There’s a tsunami of content surrounding all of us. Cutting through the clutter is virtually impossible, and those who make the attempt, usually end up spinning their wheels. Since most of us have lives (or pretend to), we don’t have the time to cull the Internet to find “important” articles. Instead we lean on social news Websites that rely on the wisdom of crowds to pan for gold. But recently, I’m finding that gold to be nothing but bits of worthless rock. Here’s why I no longer dig Digg.
- I’m an Adult. I don’t need to see it first. If it’s good enough and relevant to me it will find its way to me. That’s just the way the modern Web works. Does it really matter if you saw Bush wipe his hand on Clinton before your buddy? I find the “LOOK WHAT I FOUND FIRST” mentality quite irritating. There’s also only so many retro video game jokes and boobage I can handle.
- Regurgitated Crap. I’m smart enough to realize that the world isn’t one big top 10 list. Sure it makes information easy to digest, but I think the use of numbers in headlines has reached a saturation point. Read more
