It would not surprise me if you peeled back the corporate layers and Peter Thiel was there bankrolling the purchase of the sites. That is as rational explanation for this shit as anything else.
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They are either monumentally incompetent, or so monumentally petty as to be throwing millions of dollars down a black hole to destroy the site as revenge for some sort of perceived slight.
The WSJ article about this is an amazing read. Because a lot of times in situations like this, there is actually some legitimate business rationale for the thing that users hate. Like, I would have expected that article, especially in pro-business WSJ, to have people saying that the autoplay ads made business sense…
Admittedly, I got a ton of Deadspin shares over from Jalopnik over the years and worked the closest with members of that staff when covering motorsports, but it’s honestly heartwarming to see so many people voice their support for Deadspin’s writers and community through this.
and this
I believe it was Barry who called them “big business brains.”
I came here to say, if there’s any investors who are either readers, or who are eying this situation, I would totally be down to pay a subscription to Deadspin 2.0 or UnDeadspin. Actual human dollars, and not just ad revenue. And I’d like to think I’m not alone in that thinking, either. Let someone else’s fuck up be…
Just wanted to say it fucking blows that Barry got fired yesterday. There are relatively few constants left in life, but Barry writing the first article of the day for Deadspin was one of them. I’ve been coming to Deadspin regularly for about 10 years now. I love this place. So many laughs, so many great reads. The…
Farmers has pulled Spanfeller’s big ad buy. This is the type of incompetence that deserves an ESPN 30 For 30.
Loving!!!! that you have all changed your avatars over to the GMG Union badges.
Not sure there’s gonna be a better place to post this, so here we go:
Waited until the final second, then nailed the 55 yarder. Well played.
We may not all be as eloquent as Will at the end there, but I think it’s safe to say we all feel the same way.
Hey Drew. You’re the best, and good luck with the brain and everything.
Drew, is it true that neither Jim Spanfeller nor Paul Maidment ever had friends, a girlfriend, made any sports team, or has seen The Godfather? Is it also true that Jim smells like sweaty hobo taint and Paul smells like a urinal puck?
Looks like the mini-24 hour strike is over? Nice to see you are back Drew. Let us know if we need to start meeting with you and the gang somewhere else. You know, this venue is cool and all, but the new owners are kinda dicks. We can always try somewhere new...
A question for the Funbag: why should I keep reading anything on this website after Jim Spanfeller and Paul Maidment went to the lengths of firing Barry, like cowards, for the dumbest of reasons?
I want to support the writers here—this is both the best website that exists, and has ever existed, and the best sports…