Archive - Ben Werdmuller

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I had a revelation about the book I’m writing at about midnight last night: something that elevates the whole idea and ties it together in a way that I…

Mar 25

Axios reports that Facebook - sorry, Meta - is putting the metaverse on the back burner: This week the firm announced a massive second round of layoffs…

Mar 20

A People’s History of Twitter, put on by Better Platform, runs tomorrow: a short, free, online event about who depended on Twitter, how it worked for…

Mar 15

A lot of ink has been spilled over the demise of Silicon Valley Bank. I’ve never banked with them, and the current crisis doesn’t affect me directly…

Mar 12

This is my monthly roundup of the articles I found interesting. Here’s my list for February, 2023: a shorter list because it’s been a very hard month…

Mar 1

February 2023

I’m grateful to have received feedback, from multiple people in multiple places, that some of my writing is hard to understand. My working life is so…

Feb 9

I’ve been spending some time looking carefully at my professional goals. A few years ago, I open sourced the mission / vision / tactical worksheet I’d…

Feb 4

This is my monthly roundup of the books, articles, and streaming media I found interesting. Here's my list for January, 2023. Apps + Websites Permission…

Feb 1

January 2023

I have two things on my mind tonight. First: the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers, far from the first or even the fiftieth…

Jan 28

Quick PSA: A podcast is only a podcast if you can listen to it anywhere. Just like a newsletter isn’t a newsletter if you can’t subscribe using any…

Jan 27

American TV is saturated with copaganda: media intended to sway public perception in favor of the police. Even in a world where it’s become clear that…

Jan 22

I really like the maxim, which apparently originated in stand-up comedy, that you should always punch up: Jokes are funny when they mock the powerful…

Jan 21

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