We chat with Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla, about AI slop, closed discovery loops, the productization of unsociable behavior, and whether or not popularity is the only metric of usefulness that really matters. In Falcon Mode, we debate the usefulness of an app for finding pro-laptop coffee shops. <a href="https://soloist.ai/">Solo by Mozilla</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/disney-world-economy-middle-class-rich.html">Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/business/996-hustle-culture-tech.html">NYT article on “996” culture</a>

We chat with Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla, about AI slop, closed discovery loops, the productization of unsociable behavior, and whether or not popularity is the only metric of usefulness that really matters. In Falcon Mode, we debate the usefulness of an app for finding pro-laptop coffee shops. Solo by Mozilla Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class NYT article on “996” culture

We chat with Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla, about AI slop, closed discovery loops, the productization of unsociable behavior, and whether or not popularity is the only metric of usefulness that really matters. In Falcon Mode, we debate the usefulness of an app for finding pro-laptop coffee shops. <a href="https://soloist.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Solo by Mozilla</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/disney-world-economy-middle-class-rich.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/business/996-hustle-culture-tech.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">NYT article on “996” culture</a>

Is AI Slop What the People Want?

Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? 

Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.

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Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.

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