Ethan has a great post on Art in society, and the need to embark on a broad discussion about how we value it. I’ve been craving this discussion for a long time. I’m very tired of the ’sphere’s knee-jerk criticism of the media industry’s efforts to find new ways to value Art. [...]

Boy, Fred really had his wheaties this morning.

Forget “don’t be evil” - what about ‘don’t be boring’? Most of the people I know who used to spend time on Facebook don’t bother anymore. Why not? I bet it’s the same reason I don’t: Facebook is boring.
And this is a shame, because at heart the idea of a massive social [...]