November 8, 2024· 37 min

Max Read on how the Internet Got Infested With Garbage

Max Read

Orality

Model

69%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,294 words)

M:28%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,172 words)

M:29%

GuestMax Read(4,193 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic31%

literally, completely, insane

Engagement77%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, like

Repetition100%

like (229x), people (78x), know (68x)

Parallelism73%

And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And whenever I start, like, sh..., But I still am completely addi...

Sound Patterns40%

35 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases9%

you know what, i mean, to be honest

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%

quite, relatively, might

Passive Voice6%

are interested, was concerned, are interested

Abstract Nouns14%

investment, recommendation, question

Subordination7%

because, since, while

Sentence Length44%

Avg: 16.0 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style23%

672 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style95%

literally, completely, really

Description

There was a a point in time when Twitter used to be good for breaking news. Social media outlets like Instagram and Facebook were great for keeping up with friends. There used to be websites that people would refresh throughout the day, reading news or gossip from sources they knew and trusted. Now, most of that has gone -- or at least changed dramatically. A combination of profit imperatives, political motivations, and AI have upended much of that old internet. So what happened? Why has the web become a home of slop and sludge? We speak to Max Read, the author of the Read Max newsletter, to understand today's internet, and where things are going next. Read More: Musk Is About to Find What $130 Million for Trump Gets Him TikTok Ordered to Close Canada Unit Due to National Security Only Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox — now delivered every weekday — plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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