Making the Internet Work for You: YouTube

Platforms that manage to provide value with a good mix of entertainment and knowledge are especially powerful. Examples include YouTube, Twitter, Clubhouse, and Reddit.

Sometimes it can feel like the online spaces you spend time in are working against you, pushing you toward things that their owners value instead of what you value—and harnessing your energy to fuel the very things you hate. Like me, you probably know the feeling of spending too much time gorging on digital junk food, wasting precious moments of yo... See more