The Void Podcast #002

Posted on November 5, 2021
Last Edited on November 7, 2021
1 min read
Tags: open-source, social-media, echo-chambers, Firefox, product, the-void

The podcast can be found at : The Void Podcast : Episode #002 : Firefox, Open Source, Social Media and Echo Chambers

You can also view the knowledge graph (rendered using Logseq) at: thevoid42/kb episode 002

Few things to note on the prefix:

  • A/ - article
  • V/ - video
  • W/ - website
  • G/ - GitHub/GitLab
  • T/ - Tweet
  • HN - Hacker News
  • R/ - Reddit

Note: The podcast was recorded on October 17, 2021. All the references might get updated if necessary!

Part A : Firefox, Browser War and Open Souce

i) A/Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here’s Why It is Concerning

ii) A/real decline has been over 12 years with a total loss of half a Billion users and 75% of the market share it once held.

iii) HN/The reason Firefox has lost market share in my opinion is because

  • Chrome is pushed by Google.com, which has a near monopoly on search
  • Chrome was bundled and installed alongside other software
  • Chrome is built into Android and Chromebook
  • Chrome has a huge advertising budget

iv) A/Mozilla’s Uncertain Future

v) HN/Ask HN: Can Firefox be revived?

vi) HN/Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions

vii) YC funded company - sigmaos: first web browser made for work

viii) Firefox alternatives

Part B: On Social Media and Echo Chambers

i) V/Mrwhosetheboss: I’m worried about humanity’s future.

ii) A/The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America

iii) Facebook research on teen well-being

iv) V/Misinformation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

v) A/TikTok and the Sorting Hat

vi) A/The rise of private community

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