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      informative, beautifully executed, unhinged.

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        At one point I felt super uncanny valley and had to check that the font changed.

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        It’s like House of Leaves but as a webpage.

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          I greatly enjoyed how the horizontal width taken up by ads slowly expanded as I descended the page. Really connected me to the piece emotionally.

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            I recommend viewing this on a desktop for the best experience.

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              It was hell on mobile, I am looking forward to it :D

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                Especially for the hover text!

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                We can only hope this becomes the top search result for “how to monetize a blog”.

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                  That was unexpected. In an amazing way.

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                    I am still not sure if those ads were fake. I mean, I “think” they are, and I feel I should know they are.

                    But the internet has taught me to be ever-unsure.

                    Edit: the article mentions that no one clicks on advertisements on purpose, which matches my general feeling on the matter. Surely that can’t be a hard fact though? A non-insignificant portion of ads must translate into money for the entity putting out the ads for them to continue paying for ads, right?

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                      I’m speechless and so very impressed by the prose, the presentation, the everything. $54.78. I just couldn’t look away.

                      The twists, though! wow! Kudos!

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                        Loved it. I loved the little touches too, like how the period we can believe photos or videos as proof is just a blip in the totality of the human history. I’ve thought of this too, but not this powerfully.

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                          ˙ǝɯoɔǝq oʇ ʎpɐǝɹ ǝɹɐ ǝM

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                            i am becoming

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                              We are all forever in a state of becoming ^_^

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                            Very well done!

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                              You know what? I’m disappointed I can’t easily get actual snake oil online.