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+● [1]Manton Reece
+[2]About [3]Photos [4]Videos [5]Archive [6]30 days [7]90 parks [8]Replies [9]
+Reading [10]Search [11]Also on Micro.blog
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+Velocity and authenticity
+
+[12]Jan 21, 2026
+
+When I read a blog post I love, I usually find my favorite part of it to quote
+in a short post on my own blog. Sometimes I can’t find a single excerpt that
+fits, so I turn it into a full blog post and add more commentary. Such is the
+case with [13]this fantastic essay by Om Malik:
+
+    What matters now is how fast something moves through the network: how
+    quickly it is clicked, shared, quoted, replied to, remixed, and replaced.
+    In a system tuned for speed, authority is ornamental. The network rewards
+    motion first and judgment later, if ever. Perhaps that’s why you feel you
+    can’t discern between truths, half-truths, and lies.
+
+Om doesn’t focus on ad-based platforms, but I think the incentives are similar.
+Meta is fine with rushing us through an algorithmic feed because there is no
+end. The more engaged we are, the more ads we see.
+
+    We built systems that reward acceleration, then act surprised when
+    everything feels rushed, shallow, and slightly manic. People do what the
+    network rewards. Writers write for the feed. Photographers shoot for the
+    scroll. Newsrooms frame stories as conflict because conflict travels faster
+    than nuance.
+
+We should slow down in 2026. Take more time to read longer posts. Full stories,
+not headlines. This is why when I cancelled all of my news subscriptions, I
+kept only The New Yorker. Longer, thoughtful posts that I read once a week
+instead of all the time.
+
+AI will bring us infinite content, with a velocity that humans can’t match. It
+will be noise, overwhelming. Then we will become numb to it. The only antidote
+is authenticity. Knowing that what you’re reading is coming from a real human
+with their own perspective, their own strengths and flaws, because you’ve
+followed them for years.
+
+[14]Also on Bluesky [15] [3]
+Manton Reece [16]@manton
+
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+References:
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+[1] https://www.manton.org/
+[2] https://www.manton.org/about/
+[3] https://www.manton.org/photos/
+[4] https://www.manton.org/videos/
+[5] https://www.manton.org/archive/
+[6] https://www.manton.org/30-days/
+[7] https://www.manton.org/90-parks/
+[8] https://www.manton.org/replies/
+[9] https://www.manton.org/reading/
+[10] https://www.manton.org/search/
+[11] https://micro.blog/manton
+[12] https://www.manton.org/2026/01/21/velocity-and-authenticity.html
+[13] https://om.co/2026/01/21/velocity-is-the-new-authority-heres-why/
+[14] at://did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxsfazjmv2m
+[15] https://www.manton.org/
+[16] https://micro.blog/manton
+[17] https://www.manton.org/feed.xml
+[18] https://www.manton.org/feed.json
+[19] https://www.manton.org/surprise-me/
+[20] https://www.manton.org/tweets/