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The flip side of this argument is that there exists someone that can make sense of these complex systems. What is true is that no one single person can understand every aspect of t…

As a related aside, kids can often reflect their parents anxiety. Adults are super stressed and anxious about the future, and I am sure that is having a noticeable effect on childr…

Hopefully, the capital will not end up wasted, and at least some of these companies can gather the resources that they have and create something of value. If not, we will look at t…

This is an interesting moment. The browser wars appear to be over and there is a victor! We have a new tech monopoly. We shall see how enduring it is. My sense is that in 20 years …

In the end, Facebook's success will be its biggest headwind. They had been on a tear for years since inception. That type of success makes it harder for people to switch gears when…

This is not surprising. There are many serious people worried about the mental health aspects of being on social media for extended periods of time. As with most things in life, mo…

They are planning on getting growth from that?!?! They should have IPO'd a long time ago to get their exit.

It should be enough. Society puts a heavy burden on all of us to succeed in some way. It is hard to escape it.

Her story is sad. She seems lost, and I do not think she was helped very well by Polly. A lot of people feeling lost nowadays end up on the wrong side of 40 with little to show for…

I think it is good that these engineers are standing up for what they believe in. It will be an interesting litmus test for the leadership to see what type of company they want Goo…

Apple will continue on the trajectory that it is on, until people stop buying things on their platform. The share price will reflect this as net income is the name of the game. If …

I think this is mainly a question of momentum. Microsoft is benefiting from some good strategic decisions in recent past, and has a large number of legacy businesses that are quite…

I think this is natural. The line between a hobby project, and unpaid venture can be quite thin. When your attention is split, it only becomes harder. Most rational people want to …

Hmm... it seems this drip of bad news in big tech is setting up for some heated debates on regulation. It will be interesting how proactive the Europeans are with GDPR.

So, true. :)

Soon, I will have targeted ads on my coffee mugs... This is getting out of control.

I think the truly remarkable thing about the story was how optimistic Facebook employees were at the end of 2017. A company of that size is bound to make mistakes. Even in the most…