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    Bad Words

    medium.com/bad-words · Publication · on HN since 2014

    Bad Words is a Medium publication of essays on technology, social media, politics, fascism and the web.

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    What HN says

    HN comments give no opinion; it is linked as a source for the essay on the 'servitude bubble'.

    Stats for nerds
    31HN people shared it
    30linked in comments
    150story points
    Sep 2015last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Why Twitter’s Dying (And What You Can Learn from It)
      8 people · 79 points · first shared 2015 · 21 comments on HN
    2. 2
      The Servitude Bubble
      7 people · 25 points · first shared 2015 · 2 comments on HN
    3. 3
      The Asshole Factory
      1 person · 14 points · first shared 2015 · 9 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Why Fascism Is Rising Again (And What You Can Learn from It)
      2 people · 12 points · first shared 2015 · 3 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Why Davos Matters
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2016 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      The End of the American Experiment Is Over. So What Can the World Learn?
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2018 · 2 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Why You Should Be a Misfit (Not a Bro)
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      What it means to change the world
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2014 · 1 comments on HN
    9. 9
      How Not to Be a Leader
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2015 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      A Slow Web Manifesto
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • andyflemingSep 2015

      Reminds of this more direct article about the "servitude bubble":

      https://medium.com/bad-words/the-servitude-bubble-c9e998c437c6

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