The War on Slop

OpenAI is pivoting to the enterprise, Kentucky farmers are modern folk heroes by not selling their land for a datacenter, and Meta and YouTube get the Big Tobacco treatment. Plus: Troy gives a progress report on his vibe coded Personal Intelligence Media Platform, AB’s take on Vox Media’s podcast business and MarketBeat’s profitable fin-pub hustle, and Wired’s reinvention as a Big Tech critic.* 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* 00:44 Reptile Rescue* 03:08 Welcome* 04:39 PVA Mixer* 06:17 PageMaker nostalgia* 09:12 Building PIMP* 20:52 AI slop and media value* 33:21 UI Design on Trial* 36:47 Tucker vs The Economist* 38:29 Vox Podcast Sale* 45:11 LinkedIn and Social CRM* 47:26 Wired Subscriptions and Tech Scrutiny* 49:53 Atlantic Cruise Events* 51:52 Zombie Franchises and Propaganda Ads* 55:02 Reality TV Loses to UGC* 57:15 MarketBeat Subscription Arbitrage* 01:03:28 Good Product* 01:06:07 Outro 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