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It was not yet entirely obvious that 50 or even 100+ capable humans would never be able to keep up with the cambrian explosion of content that was the public internet in those days.

I’m extremely late linking to this, but I adore this remembrance of the early days of Yahoo! from one of my favorite coworkers.

And, if you don’t mind, here’s what I wrote about taking a job at Yahoo! (checks notes) eighteen years ago.

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

Or, imagine this, instead of inventing increasingly Byzantine rules and fee structures to justify rent-seeking, Apple could go back to focusing on selling quality software and hardware.

You don’t need a single unicorn hero. You need a stampede of horses.

(That quote isn’t from the linked PR, it’s from somewhere else that I can’t find the source for right now.)

This continues to be some of the very best do-gooding of the year, every year. Go support this cause if you’re able.