But what if I really want a faster horse?
15 hours ago
- Henry Ford's quote about faster horses is used to contrast innovation with desire for simple improvements.
- Netflix in 2012 was a fast horse: simple catalog, reliable recommendations, user control with 5-star ratings.
- Netflix today is an engagement-driven experience with shuffled content, changing covers, and meaningless categories.
- Spotify in 2015 was a fast horse: iTunes-like but with massive library; now it's like Netflix with inconsistent streaming and weak library tools.
- Tech products are converging toward TikTok-style interfaces, sacrificing user control for engagement (crabification).
- YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack have all adopted TikTok-like features, moving away from their original functional designs.