Lots of scamming behaviour takes place on those platform by means of acquiring wealth on the platform in the form of social currency (likes, followers and so on). And Meta is there to help them exploit - and perhaps hopes to dumb people down further - so they get hooked to the platform more.

Everything is short term. Just look at the equity market - its all pricing not intrinsic valuation, based on forecasting cash flows out in perpetuity.

Folks need to wake up to this realisation and just accept it as a flaw of the system we operate in. Until the system is revised and redesigned, its not gonna change.

Zero benefit interacting with voice with an AI. Pure and simple.

Nobody cares about an agent when they are the principal - this is not remotely the same as interfacing with a human that is valued much higher.

Am I really having to explain basic stuff like this? Lmao.

People prefer it. Pure and simple.

People seem to underestimate how wonderful it to be able to touch and tap an interface and how minimal effort is exerted.

Google is also finding that blasting YT with ads of Google Pixel does not work very well.

Some people dont want to hear that, but...

Im tired of reading all these claims with no primary evidence to support it.

You have to somehow have the discipline to avoid getting caught up in the noise until the hype starts to fade away.

The dude was a special fella with a rare mix of skills.

Simplicity is borne out of messy, complex stuff. That one then has to do the work of removing the stuff that doesnt matter / rethinking how stuff fits together.

Most people dont really have the mental energy or discipline to go through this process, so by on large, complexity exists in the world.