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  1. the end of this quote, where it talks about stuff being "professional-looking". like, that's interesting, right, because that's a social signal that's only effective if it's costly. technology can't automate away that labour, only destroy the meaning-value it is trying to create. @k_pendergrast/1583543067159580673
    1. …in reply to @v21
      the way that Bootstrap templates made having a website with some gradients and nice buttons and a big splash image that works fine on both a computer and a phone no longer a signal that you're dealing with a legit business