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162: The Internet Was A Mistake

Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘rocket2018’ Eero: Never think about WiFi again. Use code ROCKET for free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse. NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets Microsoft Developer - YouTube

Published Aug 30, 2026 · 7:30 AMOriginal source: Rocket6 reads
Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘rocket2018’ Eero: Never think about WiFi again. Use code ROCKET for free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse. NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets Microsoft Developer - YouTube
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