How Managers Are Breaking The Internet
Better Offline24 Apr 2024

How Managers Are Breaking The Internet

The growth-at-all-costs management consultant mindset has turned most of the modern internet into a painful and profitable social experiment - and in this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how these disconnected, growth-hungry personalities have made Google and Meta abdicate any responsibility toward their users and products.

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