Sean Rommus: I think we have to accept the death of all things. He says apps are having an identity crisis and it makes sense, right? Like this company became one of the biggest companies in the world By building a network out of your friends and family but then they wake up 20 years later and guess what? They're back is against the ropes.
If you think Instagram sucks now, it’s by design. Vox's Rebecca Jennings and Platformer's Casey Newton explain.
This episode was produced by Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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