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BIG TECHNOLOGY Prediction Didn’t hold up
Broderick predicts Bluesky will reach 100 million users by early 2026
“Blue Sky Is now north of twenty-five million users, and it's well on its way to, let's, let, let's say that by this time next year, maybe even sooner, Blue Sky is gonna be around a 100,000, Blue Sky will be around a hundred million users, which I looked up th…”
Ryan Broderick Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 9:06 Why The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet
BIG TECHNOLOGY Assertion Contradicted
Broderick: The LessWrong forum birthed Effective Altruism and early neo-reactionism
“At the middle 2000, there was the rise of a very kind of niche, but influential message board and blog called less wrong and less wrong... Was the birthplace for several Sort of digital philosophies, online philosophies. So the big one is obviously effective a…”
Ryan Broderick Dec 4, 2023 ▶ 5:07 Silicon Valley's Effective Altruist vs. Accelerationist Religious War
BIG TECHNOLOGY Assertion Contradicted
StumbleUpon drove more publisher web traffic than Facebook did in 2012
“When you and I first started working together, you know, stumble upon was the thing driving the most traffic, not Facebook for most publishers.”
Ryan Broderick Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 16:32 Why The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet
BIG TECHNOLOGY Assertion Supported
Newsweek estimates 1.4 million American women are creators on OnlyFans
“A recent report in Newsweek estimates that 1.4 million American women are using OnlyFans.”
Ryan Broderick Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 31:38 Why The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet
BIG TECHNOLOGY Assertion Supported
Jake Paul built a production company to franchise viral internet stars
“When Hawk Tua blew up, she was reached out to by Jake Paul's production company, and he's essentially created a company that captures viral stars and then figures out how to effectively franchise them.”
Ryan Broderick Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 25:19 Why The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet
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