Are you familiar with MrBeast? Michelle Jia (of Sundogg substack) and I recently published a documentary on his life and influence, and one of the wildest things was how he lived his entire life guided ONLY by explicit, numeric feedback. He makes YC look like hermits!
Glad you enjoyed it :) I am familiar with both MrBeast and Ms. Jia of legendary Sundogg fame — in fact, I recently watched that very video! And you're right: in some sense, the behaviour that you two decry is the repeated use of The Feedback Tradeoff, leading to highly addictive but ultimately substance-less videos.
Just read this from a share on X. Excellent stuff. A balanced understanding of feedback is key.
Super helpful points, thank you!
Are you familiar with MrBeast? Michelle Jia (of Sundogg substack) and I recently published a documentary on his life and influence, and one of the wildest things was how he lived his entire life guided ONLY by explicit, numeric feedback. He makes YC look like hermits!
Glad you enjoyed it :) I am familiar with both MrBeast and Ms. Jia of legendary Sundogg fame — in fact, I recently watched that very video! And you're right: in some sense, the behaviour that you two decry is the repeated use of The Feedback Tradeoff, leading to highly addictive but ultimately substance-less videos.