We Love the Internet 2022/45: The How Twitch lost the battle for its soul edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• How Twitch lost the battle for its soul
• TikTok Is the New King of Social Media. Now What?
• What? Huh? Why your favorite shows and films sound worse than ever

Reference points:

• The 50 greatest HBO shows ever — ranked

Longer reads:

• SKY (G)ONE: A History of Sky’s Flagship Channel
• When Was HBO’s Best Sunday Night?

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• From YouTube Daredevil to Internet Outcast

Things to look at/read:

• Lord of the Ring Prevention
• Man who ate 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days: “I just felt like I was doing this for a very important reason”

Animal corner:

• Nap time snack
• This kid and the neighbors dog Todd
• The trust fall
• This is why we can’t have nice things

Tweets of the week:

• trained my tiktok algorithm to show videos that are so surreal you feel like you’re dreaming. here’s a thread of my favorites
• Twitter Blue is going about as well as everyone predicted, and it’s an amazing spectacle to watch. Like a train crash filled with glitter.
• nobody asked, i delivered; here we go
• I have made every James Bond opening titles with different FIFA Songs in what can only be described as a total a waste of a day. Hope someone enjoys.
• £55k to turn up to meetings and say “I’m not sure” sounds excellent tbh
• Are you okay babe? You have barely touched your British tapas
• Despite all my rage i am still eating chips on a stage

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• How I turned $15,000 into $1.2m during the pandemic — then lost it all
• Eminem Found Himself in “Lose Yourself.” Will We Ever Let It Go?
• I don’t keep a diary

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