Jeff Benson

If you're new to this or the title sounds exaggerated to you; I'd like to invite you to open the App Store and search calorie tracker.
You'd find the same app. Over. And over. And over. We have now hundreds of calorie apps.
Just a different icon, slightly different colors but the same exact app uninspired clone at the core.
Don't get me wrong calorie tracking itself isn t the enemy but rather the flood the App Store and Social Media are drowning in.

Let me ask you:

Are relationships with food better?

Are users less confused?
Are people healthier?

I ve been terminally online for as long as I can remember.

It started with games. Late-night lobbies, MMOs instead of homework, friendships formed over voice chat rather than irl. The internet wasn t a hobby; it was where my social life happened.

Then came forums. Long threads, pointless arguments, deep dives into obscure topics. Hours spent reading, replying, and watching ideas evolve in public. That era shaped how I think more than any classroom ever did.

Eventually, I drifted into crypto. Not because I was particularly insightful- just online enough to encounter it early. I held things I shouldn t have sold and sold things I shouldn t have held. The usual...

Digg is back.

The onetime news aggregator relaunched Wednesday as a Reddit competitor, with founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian at the helm.