We went from 'don't trust everything you read on the internet' to 'my entire worldview comes from screenshots of tweets' in one generation and I'm not sure we should be allowed to have technology anymore
The Internet: 'We need less performative activism' someone does quiet, effective charity work The Internet: 'Why isn't anyone talking about this issue?' someone talks about the issue The Internet: 'Ugh, performative'"
Tech company lifecycle: Year 1-3: Change the world Year 4-7: Monetize the world Year 8-10: Congressional hearing about what you did to the world
"We should ban X to reduce harm Y" Harm Y increases "Thank God for the ban, imagine how bad it would be without it" Every. Single. Time.
"move fast and break things" works great until you realize the things they're breaking are: - Democracy - Mental health - Privacy - Labor markets - The concept of truth itself But hey, I can order Doordash from ChatGPT, so...