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Opinion | YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up.
Hurley ran YouTube like someone who used YouTube and his exit cleared the way for managers to run YouTube Google’s way, with spreadsheets and algorithms.
Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe
These days, everything is made for us, so the things that feel really and truly ours are the things that actually weren’t.
The Atlantic • How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis
Under Schmidt’s new orders, YouTube began slapping more commercials on the site and hiring more “monetization” engineers. Walk once greeted one tartly, “What are you doing to ruin my user experience today?”
Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe
There’s no evidence anyone warned her about a different strain these goals placed on YouTube, how prioritizing engagement and spreading commercial funds as widely as possible paved the way for the trainwrecks to come.