119! Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

As traditional institutions crumble, what do we gain and what do we lose? And what technology do you need but hate? [35:52]

This week, special guest Katie Sadow again joins Joey and Aaron, this time to talk about Substack, gatekeeping, standards, cellphones, smart homes, and social media. They don’t talk about which Girl Scout Cookies are vegan.

references

• The New Yorker: Is Substack the Media Future We Want?

• The New York Times: Journalists Are Leaving the Noisy Internet for Your Email Inbox

• Stratechery's Ben Thompson: Sovereign Writers and Substack

• Andrew Sullivan's farewell to New York Magazine

• India Today on an Uber driver's hair and his troubles with Uber's AI

• "Lovefool" by The Cardigans