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Hagen Terschüren

The fundamental sadness of billionaires

The struggle with perfectionism is hardly unique. I myself gave up on way too many things just because I haven’t met my own expectations. This, to a degree, isn’t necessarily bad. It makes me get better at my job which in return provides me better opportunities. But it

By Hagen Terschüren 11 Oct 2024

Replies aren’t comments, it’s time for proper etiquette

»Social media made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.« – Mike Tyson The one thing Twitter did right, the one thing that made it so sticky wasn’t immediacy and speed, it was access. You could actually talk to the

By Hagen Terschüren 08 Oct 2024
Meta accidentally proved that AI isn’t really the innovation that we were promised

Meta accidentally proved that AI isn’t really the innovation that we were promised

Nobody can remember the last time Mark Zuckerberg brought something new to the table. For a long time their business model was to buy competitors, now that they are at scale their business model ist to rip off competitors. That’s not meant as a criticism, from what I heard

By Hagen Terschüren 28 Sep 2024

E-sport Shouldn’t Be Olympic – not Because It Isn’t Sport but Because It Is Bad, Actually

E-sports companies are always lobbying to be included in the Olympic Games. And for years I have been joking that e-sports should be treated as sports because they lead to the exact same disinterest in me. I like playing games, virtual or real, but watching someone else do it never

By Hagen Terschüren 29 Aug 2024

TVs should be square again

The first time I experienced how great movies can be, even at home, was 2019 when I got my OLED Television (A 55″ LG B9 that i still use.) It wasn’t about the 4k resolution. But the perfect contrast of pixel accurate dimming and true HDR performance truly changed

By Hagen Terschüren 13 Jul 2024

A Niche Problem to Have

James Hoffmann likes coffee. In fact he likes coffee so much that it‘s barely possible to escape his online presence, even if you don’t really care for hot beverages. Because even if you are fine with what your basic filter machine has to offer, there is no way

By Hagen Terschüren 20 Jun 2024

Please stop making me buy the same computers over and over again

Game exclusives are the stupidest thing in the world. I own a Playstation 5 – a console that Sony lost money on when I bought it. I own an Xbox Series X – a badly named console that Microsoft lost money on when I bought it. I own a gaming PC that

By Hagen Terschüren 22 Mar 2024

The dangers of independent journalism

That journalists are incentivised to become their own brands is not a new development. Back then it lead to lucrative television gigs, now you can launch a newsletter and a career on Youtube. It’s also often the only option left if you want to be in journalism. Buzzfeed News

By Hagen Terschüren 17 Mar 2024

Likes* are the best

*Favourites are even better, but that battle was lost a long time ago The like has a bad reputation. I don’t talk about the modern kind that just works as a shitty repost or to nudge the algorithm. I’m talking about the little button that makes a number

By Hagen Terschüren 03 Mar 2024

Ohne »Forks« könnte The Bear nicht existieren

Es brauchte weder die Golden Globes noch die Emmys um zu beweisen, dass The Bear die beste Serie der letzten Jahre ist. Den Beleg haben schon die Gastrollen in der zweiten Staffel geliefert – denn mit Jamie Lee Curtis und Olivia Coleman haben sich gleich zwei Oscar-Gewinnerinnen vor die Kameras gestellt.

By Hagen Terschüren 16 Jan 2024

Wir hätten Twitter niemals »Hellsite« nennen dürfen

Die wahre Hölle sind die Powerpoint-Selbstinszenierungen der Generation Y Vor drei Wochen überfiel die islamistische Terrororganisation Hamas die israelische Zivilbevölkerung und das folgende Massaker war der größte Verlust jüdischen Lebens seit des Holocausts. Seitdem überschlägt sich die westliche Linke mit Takes, die an Dummheit, Dreistigkeit und Unsäglichkeit nicht zu überbieten

By Hagen Terschüren 28 Oct 2023

Das Problem mit Star Trek: Lower Decks – oder die Faulheit von Fan Service

Wir leben im goldenen Alter von Star Trek. Kaum ist die eine Staffel vorbei, startet die nächste Serie mit einer neuen. Christopher Pike in Strange New Worlds ist in meinen Augen der beste Captain, den wir je gesehen haben und Shows wie Discovery und Prodigy probieren wirklich neue Dinge in

By Hagen Terschüren 23 Oct 2023
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Hi, I’m Hagen, a freelance journalist focusing on the intersection of technology, pop culture and politics.