> - Don't depend on other people's software services.
> - Buy a domain and host your own website.
I had the exact chain of thought, only to find that traffic of the site I built is at the mercy of how Google decided to rank webpages, and putting AI > youtube > Reddit in front of everything else.
> - Mailing lists beat social media accounts.
Similarly, Google set the metric for what counts as spams. Your emails can all go to the spam folder if their AI decides it should.
McKinsey optimized the business strategy to maximize profit. The strategy is locally optimal but a net negative at society scale.
I always puzzle why some economists oppose the basic idea of regulating drugs. Layman like us won't have the prior knowledge to tell the difference between snake oil and effective treatment. Drug maker won't have the incentive to conduct expensive randomized trials. Are we going to tell by reading Amazon reviews?
I had the exact chain of thought, only to find that traffic of the site I built is at the mercy of how Google decided to rank webpages, and putting AI > youtube > Reddit in front of everything else.
> - Mailing lists beat social media accounts.
Similarly, Google set the metric for what counts as spams. Your emails can all go to the spam folder if their AI decides it should.