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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • Disruptive technology doesn’t follow cost covering logic though. Covering costs is hardly interesting for investors. Netflix ran at loss to grow quickly and cement the market share.

    Recent enshittification occurs because the market came to an understanding that the fight for the market share is over and now it’s time to satisfy investors.

    But several things can be true at the same thing time. Infrastructure is expensive and investors want to maximize return of investment.












  • Here are some properties of any conspiracy theory worth it’s name:

    • Closed Ideological Systems: They provide an all-encompassing explanation for various events or states, with everything fitting into their worldview.
    • Immunity to Facts: Any contrary evidence is dismissed as false or considered part of the conspiracy.
    • Enemy Construction: They tend to draw a clear line between “us” (those who “know the truth”) and “them” (the supposed conspirators).
    • Adaptability: Conspiracy narratives can change and incorporate new “evidence” or events to maintain their credibility.

    It matches for QAnon and the MAGA crowd as well as the lemmygrad crowd.