We Love the Internet 2025/40: The Obscure but badass folks you should know about edition
1 min readOct 3, 2025
Part 1: For the day job
Things to think about:
- The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
- OpenAI’s New Video Tool Features User-Generated ‘South Park,’ ‘Dune’ Scenes. Will Studios Sue?
Reference points:
Longer reads:
- If AI can diagnose patients, what are doctors for?
- Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
- The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem
Part 2: For the lunch-break
Things to play with/watch/listen to:
- Geoguessr world championship 2025 highlights
- Timeline: The 70s — Everything That Happened In The 1970s
Things to look at/read:
- Why vinyl records like Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ are protected from tariffs
- How Milwaukee’s silly sausages became one of the most beloved spectacles in baseball
Animal corner:
- The highlight of my day
- He looks just like his great grandad in his flat cap
- This sound fits perfectly!
- No because he is actually insane
- The sheep love attention!!
- Don’t stop beleafin’
Tweets of the week:
Part 3: For the weekend
Longer reads:
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