# The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (of Technology) – On my Om

<https://om.co/2020/06/07/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-technology/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Om Malik…

> I am the first to admit that this is one hard and messy problem. The challenge we face today is that technology’s supreme commanders fail to fight the real monkey on their back — how the modern internet works. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, or Google, the core principle of these companies is engagement and growth. More engagement means more growth, and that means more attention and thus more money.

Arms Dealers in a War of Rage.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT152: Weekly Thing #152 / Juneteenth, Uncomfortable Conversations, Facebook](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/152/), Recommended Links

## Same host

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- [Real reasons why tech giants are hugging “Remote Work” – On my Om](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/98e48ebdc79f/) (om.co, May 28, 2020)
- [Leave Facebook – On my Om](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d56e340f1c5a/) (om.co, June 5, 2020)
- [Hero, Hub & Help: How to be an online brand - On my Om](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/daa5ea35217f/) (om.co, August 23, 2020)

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## Elsewhere

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