Dec 14, 2018

The Algebra of Need #4

By Shameel Arafin • Issue #4 • View online

Happy Friday, Beautiful People.

Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret - The New York Times

Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.

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James Meek reviews ‘Breaking News’ by Alan Rusbridger · LRB 6 December 2018

the struggle to find out what’s really going on in the world isn’t as wearying as the realisation that on the rare occasions you do find out, not everyone is waiting eagerly to hear about it

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'There's a huge demand': Why product manager is the new pivotal role at publishers - Digiday

Product managers have become the must-have new hire for publishers.

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My Befuddling Dinner With Facebook Empress Sheryl Sandberg | WIRED

“Lean In—that shit doesn’t work,” said Michelle Obama

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It’s the End of News As We Know It (and Facebook Is Feeling Fine) – Mother Jones

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By Shameel Arafin

"The Algebra of Need" is a weekly newsletter on journalism, media, technology and literature, with the occasional post on capitalism, poker and running.

A note on the name. It comes from the introduction to William Burroughs' Naked Lunch: "Junk yields a basic formula of 'evil' virus: The Algebra of Need. The face of 'evil' is always the face of total need... Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control."

When did our world become one of total need?

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