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1. Nolan (nolan)'s status on Saturday, 17-Nov-2018 06:33:27 CET Nolan

   "I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It." by Kevin Alexander https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/stanichs-closed-will-it-reopen-burger-quest

   This is fascinating. The internet has so much power to concentrate attention, but being the focus of attention isn't always a good thing, as in the case of restaurants.

   • Nolan (nolan)'s status on Saturday, 17-Nov-2018 06:48:04 CET Nolan

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     In a weird way, you can put "became the #1 rated restaurant, had to close because of vast hordes of foodies" on the same list as:

     - becoming a meme and getting random marriage proposals from strangers
     - getting doxxed/SWATed/brigaded/etc
     - your kickstarter campaign goes viral and now you have 10x the funds you expected, so you have to build something even grander

     The internet is like a gravity distortion beam that momentarily focuses everyone's attention on one thing.