'Almost everything in the digital world is turning into its opposite'

I totally agree with the main thrust of this article from The Honest Broker - that Google is increasingly less a useful way to search for links on topics that interest you, not least due to their incessant desire to keep you on their site.

But it was this passage from Ted Gioia that caught my attention as being both insightful and a catchy summary of one vision of how our digital life is changing.

Almost everything in the digital world is turning into its opposite.

Social media platforms now prevent people from having a social life.

ChatGPT makes you less likely to chat with anybody.

Relationship apps make it harder for couples to form lasting relationships.

Health and wellness websites make it almost impossible to find reliable health advice—instead peddling products of dubious efficacy.

Product review sites now prevent people from reading impartial reviews by actual users of the product, instead operating as pay-for-play vehicles.

Etc. etc. etc.