The internet is still an incredible tool. It still has the potential to connect us, to inform us, to expand our horizons in ways our ancestors couldn't have dreamed of.
But we need to question the behaviour we’re rewarding vs the behaviour we’re punishing.
Until we start dismantling these perverse incentives - we're going to keep breeding cobras.
And let me tell you, those fuckers bite.
https://joanwestenberg.com/cobra-theory-in-action-how-we-fucked-the-internet
Joan Westenberg /
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2024-07-16 00:15:14
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