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But Tom Critchlow argues that a “better Goodreads”, with functionality such as The StoryGraph offers, must avoid falling for the “seductive and imaginary ideas about social networks” that doomed a long list of previous competitors, including his own. “So many people dream of disrupting Goodreads,” he says, “[but] focus on the wrong things, myself... See more

People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world, but the real worry is that they’re too stupid and they’ve already taken over the world. -Pedro Domingos

We’ve built an information system that rewards recency and relevancy mechanics, with an aim more towards discoverability than integrity.

Since the For You algorithm favors only the most instantly mesmerizing content, its constructive videos—such as “how to” guides and field journalism—tend to be relegated to the fringes in favor of tasty but malignant junk info. Many of the most popular TikTokers, such as Charli D’Amelio, Bella Poarch, and Addison Rae, do little more than vapidly

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COVID-19 may lead to:

You have to find something bigger than you in life eventually, and if you don't, you blow yourself up—maybe not physically and literally but probably mentally ... That could be children, that could be God, that could be a cause, that could be some personal spirituality, that could be some movement, that could be some circle. It could just be the 20... See more