The Surprising Similarity Between the US and Chinese Internets
The episode explores the evolution of the internet from its decentralized, utopian beginnings in the 1990s to its current state of tribalism, algorithmic control, and geopolitical fragmentation, drawing parallels between the American and Chinese internet ecosystems. Through an interview w
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