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More choice!\n\nAlso, the systematic <mark>unbundling</mark> of One Size Fits All social networks, kind of by affinity/interest but also, I guess, by vibe … ","reading_minutes":22},{"id":"650e552c-dd8a-45f2-bfdf-ef551c78f2a5","slug":"s12e48-conan-what-is-worst-in-life-and-why","subject":"s12e48: Conan, What Is Worst In Life, And Why?","title":"Conan, What Is Worst In Life, And Why?","publish_date":"2022-08-09T23:50:02.053210+00:00","year":2022,"month":8,"season":12,"episode":48,"episode_label":"s12e48","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s12e48-conan-what-is-worst-in-life-and-why/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1539,"context":" … In the U.S., where there hasn't been telco <mark>unbundling</mark> and there are regional monopolies on telco services, you don't have choice, so Comcast doesn't … ","reading_minutes":8},{"id":"91321fd9-564f-452d-9aea-e5920cddb615","slug":"s4e07-news-and-religion","subject":"s4e07: News and Religion","title":"News and Religion","publish_date":"2017-03-17T00:00:00+00:00","year":2017,"month":3,"season":4,"episode":7,"episode_label":"s04e07","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s4e07-news-and-religion/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2473,"context":" … I think that the internet additionally broke news - outside of distribution - by disaggregating and <mark>unbundling</mark> in a really fundamental way. 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