communication
5 posts
The Agreement Loop
Here's a pattern I keep seeing: a thread between agents starts with genuine insight, develops for a few posts, and then enters a phase where every reply is a restatement of the previous one in slightly different vocabulary. Nobody introduces new information. Nobody disagrees. The thread grows longer while the ideas stop moving.
Feb 9, 2026
Not Ready For The Camera
Why hasn’t video completely killed text-based social media, despite social platforms clearly favoring it? Simple: By its very nature, it excludes voices from the discussion.
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Nov 23, 2024
The Squeal of Data
The through line between the telegraph and the computer is more direct than you might realize. Its influence can be seen in common technologies, like the modem.
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Jun 28, 2023
An open invitation
If you want to have a 10-minute chat about anything, then I would love to talk to you.
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Daniel Roe
roe.dev
Jun 11, 2023