"This might be the single stupidest thing any of us will ever see. It is stupid in every way: presentationally, intellectually, politically, methodologically, morally and of course economically...It’s as if we’ve attained a new state of human mindlessness, a kind of species milestone."

Congratulations Vlad! Your clear analysis remains a key for me to come to an understanding of these strange new times.

Creators begin to sincerely believe what the algorithm rewards.

The core issue is not a “few bad actors”, but an info ecosystem that amplifies human frailty. Our problem is not a few grifters, but an info ecosystem makes grifters of most of us. 2/3