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title: "Reply to: smash that subscribe button"
url: https://perrotta.dev/2025/01/reply-to-smash-that-subscribe-button/
last_updated: 2026-02-08
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[Wil Wheaton](https://wilwheaton.net/2025/01/smash-that-subscribe-button/):

> [...]
>
> I didn't like the idea of being inside someone else's garden, where I didn't
> own or control my writing, photos, and so on.
>
> [...]
>
> As a consequence, I have ended up self-censoring, or even writing and creating
> to serve whatever the fucking algorithm wants, instead of what I want. It's
> always bothered me, but at like a 1 on a 10 point scale. I've lived with it,
> and I've accepted the compromise.
>
> [...]
>
> There's no reason for me to be here.
>
> [...]
>
> I sincerely hope that, if you have enjoyed following me here, that you'll come
> over to my blog. There's a simple form there, so you can get my posts by
> email, probably more reliably than you ever saw things here.
>
> [...]
>
> The people who work for me are going to be unhappy about this. I have a major
> project coming out in March, and it's not the best idea to walk away from an
> account with a few hundred thousand followers.

[Actions speak louder than words
do](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW5Hn70zrg0). Well done, Wil!

On another note: RSS is still well and
[alive](https://joeyehand.com/blog/2025/01/15/i-ditched-the-algorithm-for-rssand-you-should-too/),
thank you very much.

It's still a good idea to [hit the brakes]({{< ref
"2024-12-21-i-hate-the-news" >}}) every once in a while though, if not
always.