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There’s no reason why there needs to be one search engine or one social network or one store that we buy all of our crap from. It’s possible to imagine a world in which there’s actually competition.

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Franklin Foer

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If I’m reading my Facebook feed, it’s using algorithms, procedures, and methods to give me what I want, or what it thinks that I want, or what suits its business plan.

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I think what’s happening with book advances is something that most of the world just doesn’t fully appreciate, especially when it comes to nonfiction, because writing a book of investigative journalism is an expensive endeavor, and the system works best if you have publishers making bets on authors.

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April 27, 2024

I think what’s happening with book advances is something that most of the world just doesn’t fully appreciate, especially when it comes to nonfiction, because writing a book of investigative journalism is an expensive endeavor, and the system works best if you have publishers making bets on authors.

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April 27, 2024

If I’m reading my Facebook feed, it’s using algorithms, procedures, and methods to give me what I want, or what it thinks that I want, or what suits its business plan.

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