EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 1H 10M
Clauditis
from People vs Algorithms · host Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer, and Blake Saunders
Meanwhile, Anthropic is on a $50 billion run rate and raising at a $900b valuation. We look back to the dawn of the assembly line, when workers suffered from “Forditis," a condition of despair caused by a lack of agency and the pressure to keep up with a pace set by machines. Plus: learning from Ferrari, Ryan Cohen's use of the information space for his long-shot takeover bid for eBay, the decline of drinking as structural phenomenon, the end of the road for BuzzFeed, and Italian rock bands.* Watch us on YouTube* Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter* Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter* Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer* Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on TwitterChapters:* 00:00 Open* 00:38 Welcome* 04:14 Ferrari Scarcity Mythology* 11:27 From Ferrari To Anthropic* 21:33 AI Backlash And Forditis* 27:19 Thinking Machines New Interface* 38:13 Narratives Beat Policy* 41:23 Ryan Cohen Media Populism* 48:01 BuzzFeed Byron Allen Deal* 58:37 Good Product* 01:09:08 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com
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