People vs Algorithms · Nov 28, 2025 · 1:02:52
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
We get into why America attracts them, how the term was coopted and branded, why competitive instinct sits at the center of real hustle, and how the changing nature of the economy will put a premium on hustling, for better or worse. Plus: Troy’s ‘eggsellent’ adventure at a Holiday Inn Express.
* Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter
* Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter
* Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer
* Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter
Chapters:
* 00:00 Open
* 00:41 Welcome
* 02:19 Google Ascended
* 14:24 AI Slop
* 25:34 Hustlers
* 44:10 Deal Talk: Warner Bros Discovery
* 53:02 Good Product
* 01:01:58 Outro
Episodes: People vs Algorithms