You guys. It's been a week. Rebecca is obsessed with Rednote. She'll be speaking fluent Mandarin in about 2 weeks. Jamie tried to watch her first episode of J*e R*gan, but gave up after 15 minutes.

It's time to delve into moral injury vs. burnout. We couldn't help but talk about the dumpster fire that is big tech, Meta's racist AI gone rogue, and DEI efforts being dismantled. Plus, we discuss how M*rk Z*ckubus is doing away with factchecking and blocking links from an IG competitor...all while giving Dark Willow from Buffy.

"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it." —Buffy

Hey, friends! We deleted our Twitter accounts and are loving it over on Bluesky, so come join us!

Mentioned in this episode (because we factcheck!):

• Twitter alternative: Bluesky
• Tiktok alternative (Chinese app): Rednote
• IG alternative: Pixelfed
• "Meta and Amazon Scale Back Diversity Initiatives" by Natalie Sherman @ BBC
• "Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed" by Jason Koebler @ 404 Media
• "I talked to Meta's black AI character. Here's what she told me." by Karen Attiah @ Washington Post
• Karen Attiah's Bluesky thread on using the above Meta AI
• The Role of Big Businesses Under the N*zis (thanks, Elyssa!)
• Escape From Incel Island book (for a laugh)

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The Burnout Collective Podcast is hosted by Jamie Young and Rebecca McCracken. We’ve had every ounce of inspiration sucked out by years of startups and hustle culture, and we’re trying to reclaim our creativity. Join us and our guests as we explore how to restart and reenergize our brains. Every Thursday at 5pm PT, we stream live on twitch.tv/TheBurnoutCollective.

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