"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die."
"This is a real downside and I'm not thrilled about it, unfortunately, I think 'No bad person should ever benefit from our success' is a pretty difficult principle to run a business on."
Beverly Morris fears drinking water from her well due to sediment buildup she attributes to the nearby AI data center. "I'm afraid to drink the water, but I still cook with it, and brush my teeth with it," she expressed.