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Actually Useful
Ariel Butters and AJ Weaver
10 episodes
1 day ago
Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.
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Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.
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Is AI Slop What the People Want?
Actually Useful
51 minutes 10 seconds
1 month ago
Is AI Slop What the People Want?

We chat with Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla, about AI slop, closed discovery loops, the productization of unsociable behavior, and whether or not popularity is the only metric of usefulness that really matters. In Falcon Mode, we debate the usefulness of an app for finding pro-laptop coffee shops.


Solo by Mozilla

Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

NYT article on “996” culture


Actually Useful
Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.