Technology

Yet another example: The YouTube algorithm favoring long videos rather than good videos.
I'm convinced that's what lead to the success of TikTok. YouTube even introduced YouTube Shorts to compete with TikTok, while still having their algorithm favor long videos.

But in a way, it's comforting. There was a time when YouTube and these other companies seemed like unavoidable monopolies. Watching each of them bloat up and trip over their greed like clockwork, makes me feel much more optimistic for the future.

Great analysis of the perils of a for-profit system. One linked article calls it out explicitly:

Google Search provides a “free” service, but the cost is a source of information corrupted by a profit-seeking entity looking to manipulate you into giving money to the profit-seeking entities that pay them.

And later:

That’s because the markets do not prioritize innovation, or sustainable growth, or stable, profitable enterprises.

Never quite fully connects the dots, tho:

Until we see a seismic shift in how major investors treat the companies they invest in, this cycle will continue.

So close.

Also, best explanation I've heard for why bosses are so against remote-work:

This is the problem at the center of almost everything I’ve written. Why are bosses mad they can’t bring people back to the office? Because their alignment of business success isn’t really tied to profit or “success,” but rather the sense that they are “big” and “successful,” which requires a bustling workplace and “ideas.”

Check out this linked article about how awful the metavese currently is lol.

Good less people using them

Reminder that Amazon Music was NON-FUNCTIONAL in its entirety for 2-3 months