Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Show notes
Adam Conover is a familiar face to anyone who’s spent time on the internet. He got his start at CollegeHumor back in the day, before transitioning into cable TV with Adam Ruins Everything, then onto Netflix, and all the way back to YouTube again, where he posts videos and hosts a podcast.
That is exactly the kind of career path that fascinates me, and it also happens to touch on basically every major Decoder theme there is.
Read the full interview transcript on The Verge.
Links:
- YouTube is making it harder to earn money on YouTube | The Verge
- Adam Conover regrets shilling Sam Altman’s World | The Verge
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- YouTube’s Neal Mohan on the future for creators | Decoder (2021)
- Banning Trump was the right decision, says Instagram’s Mosseri | Decoder (2021)
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Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Xander Adams. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane.
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