Interview with Kevin Rose, co founder of Digg (www.theverge.com)
from JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 14:30
https://sh.itjust.works/post/26658056

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JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works on 15 Oct 2024 14:37 next collapse

I will say I kinda rolled my eyes at the end where he said he’d remake digg with ai but the idea of having comments be auto moderated to be detected as contributing to a conversation of the article vs attacking someone seemed interesting.

treadful@lemmy.zip on 16 Oct 2024 04:22 collapse

the idea of having comments be auto moderated to be detected as contributing to a conversation of the article vs attacking someone seemed interesting.

Echo chamber enforcement.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 14:41 next collapse

No way, the guy from TechTV!?

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 14:45 collapse

Yup. He’s VC now. Seems like just another Silicon Valley tech bro, not sure why anyone should care about him anymore.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 14:47 next collapse

All downhill after The Screen Savers. Except financially, presumably.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 15:00 collapse

Leo’s still doing his thing though. I support the TWiT network because I value independent journalism. They’re mostly commentary but still.

8000gnat@reddthat.com on 15 Oct 2024 23:31 collapse

hopefully not still posting images of his thing on stream tho

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 01:01 collapse

lol couldn’t tell you from my car, pretty much just my commute fodder

AbidanYre@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 14:55 collapse

From Wikipedia:

Rose co-founded the Proof Collective, a group of NFT collectors

Yeah, tech bro douche confirmed.

xenomor@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 15:20 next collapse

At the height of digg, I thought Rose was kind of cool. One of those Silicon Valley success stories that used to inspire tech enthusiasts like me. I watched diggnation and bought in to the culture being presented. But I’ll never forget that when digg 4 released, and bombed, Kevin threw his own employees and developers under the bus instead of taking responsibility for strategic mistakes. It was really eye opening to me about him and many of the other frauds that Silicon Valley hoists up as role models. Since then, he’s done nothing to dissuade me that he’s just another talentless tech-bro asshole that got way more attention and money than he deserved.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 17:41 next collapse

Same thing with Spez, tbh.

Head@lemmings.world on 15 Oct 2024 18:18 collapse

Why would we assume you’re not being honest? Pretty sure we’re mostly all here due to hating Spez.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 20:48 collapse

I think you overthought my response, tbh

CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 01:32 collapse

I watched Diggnation a lot too because it felt like TechTV was living on in some little way. I remember thinking Alex Albrecht was pretty cool at the time. I haven’t thought about that in well over a decade. I’d rather not look him up now because I don’t want to know if he’s actually a piece of shit like Tommy Talerico haha.

itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml on 15 Oct 2024 16:51 next collapse

What year is it?

stankmut@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 19:12 collapse

They are running a 2004 week, looking back at tech from that era.

Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 17:09 next collapse

Anyone else remember that time Rose threw a raccoon?

cheeseburger@lemmy.ca on 15 Oct 2024 22:27 collapse

I remember; he caught the racoon attacking his dog. The GIF is still all over the internet and makes me lol every time.

The video with his dog and explanation is on his YouTube channel: youtu.be/hHN-f6xTzsY

GIF of the money-shot: <img alt="Kevin tosses a racoon" src="https://i.insider.com/51ed561c69beddd57c000010">

CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 01:35 next collapse

I love animals and am against animal cruelty but I’d yeet the hell out of a raccoon if it was attacking my dog. I miss you Maddie girl.

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de on 16 Oct 2024 10:41 collapse

That’s a while raccoon army he’s throwing

anon_8675309@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 18:07 next collapse

Isn’t he just a shill for questionable shit now?

RagingInside@lemmy.world on 15 Oct 2024 21:42 next collapse

It’s pretty neat how they have a custom design for that interview.

todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee on 16 Oct 2024 02:43 next collapse

A lot of people seem disappointed that Rose is a privileged untalented asshole now.

If it’s any consolation, he’s always been that way. Here’s episode 1 of his first show “The Broken”, where his genius hack is to steal someone’s pickup order from a restaurant: youtu.be/tNjoo9TuCHY

rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 14:50 collapse

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