[jimbokun]

The problem is all those companies realized their goals beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. But then kept going.

Facebook really did connect everyone on Earth. Google really did make all the world’s information available to everyone. Apple really did put a device in everyone’s pocket to access all that information.

But that’s also what gave us superhuman algorithms designed to suck all of your attention away from all the real world things humans need to be happy. Like fresh air, exercise, and face to face interaction.

[notaustinpowers]

Exactly, VC's and Wall Street hate sustainable growth, or stability (they call it stagnation). Instead, it has to be pedal to the metal growth quarter after quarter, more money, more value, more customers, all of which are finite resources. There's only so many customers, who have only so much money, and who only see so much value in the service.