We arrived at The Hyper Era by following the guidance of technocrats.

No taste, no curation, no judgement, no principles, no resonance.

Just a/b tests and following the data wherever it leads, even off a cliff.

"Do whatever it takes to make the number go up"

"Our data shows that people love doomscrolling."

Technocrats got us into this mess, but they cannot get us out of it.