This week, we follow the currents running beneath our routines—how the logic of television seeps into every corner of culture, why a chatbot’s charm can outpace its intelligence, and what it means when power consolidates in the shadows. We also drift into the mysteries of sleep and ask whether more choices really make us more free.
Topics Covered:
The convergence of culture around television and streaming logic
User experience vs. technical prowess in AI chatbot adoption
The consolidation of political power and its implications
The evolving battle for dominance in video podcasting and streaming
The science and enigma of human sleep
The paradox of choice and the meaning of freedom
Resources:
Why Everything Is Television — Substack, Derek Thompson
How ByteDance Made China’s Most Popular AI Chatbot — Wired, Zeyi Yang
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President — ProPublica, Andy Kroll
Spotify & Netflix Gun for YouTube’s Eyeballs — Spyglass, M.G. Siegler
What sleep is — Aeon, Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
The explosion of choice — Aeon, Sophia Rosenfeld
