"No one is harder on a talented person than the person themselves" - Linda Wilkinson ; "Trust your guts and don't follow the herd" ; "Validate direction not destination" ;

October 09, 2021

Dark side of profits

  • The dark side of  analytics - mobile apps - facebook - youtube - amplify the #engagement for the sake of profit 
  • If you aren't the paying customer, you are the product. #google #facebook #android
  • Anger/ Hate / Excitement / Drugs creates dopamine addiction and keeps the conversation going
  • For the cab sharing, delivery partners - The illusion of guaranteed income while the variable incentives seem attractive initially but mental and physical costs would take a big toll soon
  • High dopamine low effort entertainment (video games, drugs, porn, Netflix), it becomes the default way to spend leisure time really quickly

I will let this happen to my own kid vs can I leverage everything outside my home as an untapped market.

As an end-user think

  • How much time does Zuck spend on FB every day
  • Will they let their kids spend so much time FB that a typical teen does
Until we recognize we are in this trap of low-cost internet, virtual addiction you will never come out of this virtual trap - low-cost mobile phone, free internet, engagement vs leaving away your goals in life.

The same happens in every other domain, Why do restaurants don't hesitate to use outdated/expired products in their food. It boils down to one's own integrity vs profits. 

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Keep Thinking!!!

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