Episode #571: The Like Button Killed Connection: Rethinking Social Networks from First Principles
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Episode #571: The Like Button Killed Connection: Rethinking Social Networks from First Principles

B1IntermediateSeptember 7, 202651 min

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Daniel Segundo to discuss why today's social networks have evolved into entertainment networks and how Daniel is building Bien, a social app focused on depth over breadth. Daniel shares his journey from trading commodities to creating a platform designed to keep users genuinely connected to their inner circle, inspired by insights gained while meditating in caves in India. The conversation covers everything from the problems with the "like button" and algorithmic feeds to Daniel's contrarian approach of removing public-facing engagement metrics and using voice notes as...

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Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast. This podcast is for you if you have an insane drive to find the truth of things. It's not the good answers that we seek, but the good questions. I interview a range of different guests from many different fields all with the intention to uncover the simple truths that are hidden in plain sight. Most people don't want to go there. I go there. My guests go there and you benefit.

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Please let me know if you enjoy these episodes and as always subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to the podcast. Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast. I've got Daniel Segundo here and he thinks that social networks are actually entertainment networks in disguise and he is building a real social network called Bien. Welcome to the show. Thank you,

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Stuart appreciate you having me. Yeah. So I recently I got kicked off of Facebook and Instagram. They tried to do KYC and I and they gave me an ultimatum that I

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