I feel like we're in a very unsatisfying place when it comes to privacy. Like there's no question that Uber treats your drivers like crap but the I think the way to fix it is not to your go on to Uber it's like to look at the system and fix the system exactly exactly. We have this fundamental problem where some services particularly like Microsoft for email or paying any number of email providers instead of instead of going to Gmail for free. Yes it's unfortunate that it favors the rich in some ways but I think it's the neatest solution. When it comes to things like like search or social networks that need to be free for reasons of product quality but at the same time
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the problems with Ello’s business model, James’ discomfort with Facebook, and why Social Networks always have ads. We also talk about incentives and something surprising Ben learned from the notorious Episode 18.
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- Ben Thompson: Ello and Consumer Friendly Business Models – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Facebook Launches Atlas – Stratechery (members-only)
- Ben Thompson: Friction – Stratechery
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