Fantastic framing! Not just of the internet, but the whole economic sector including big tech, various publishers, of course the ads industry and now all of the push for winning the AI platform wars.
It’s a toilet economy! Fueled by the attention, tastes, inclinations and urges of people taking a shit! And now, as AI “learns” from the internet, also fed by and literally made of the writings and thoughts of people … taking a shit.
It’s also a nice litmus test for what kind of internet space somewhere online is based on where people are when they comment or post: “Is this a toilet or desk space”. Depending on what you’re after, you will probably want to know if you’re in the right kind of place.
Can I read the full article without yet another goddamn account?
Yes, but only if you shit slowly.
No shit
I’m one of those people… I get overwhelmed with information and freeze. ChatGPT moves me out of the freeze stress response. I’m excellent at qa and following instruction, but awful at organization. My progress has drastically improved because I delegate my weaknesses. I do hope that I can continue using this tool to help me.
Analysis paralysis
It’s a lack of strategy, and not being able to overcome the obstacle. It stinks.
Reminder: there are other great search engines. Nobody is forcing you to use Google search. Kagi! Kagi!
Kagi is great, but I just can’t miss $5 a month for it.
I’m using Qwant now and it’s pretty good.
I totally understand! Speaking of my own use, it’s particularly nice because I get more relevant returns and there is the lens feature. also I use the summarization for a lot of things. Very useful
