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David, Amy, and Richard are Zoombombing a video call near you - JK, David more or less vetoed that idea. This Week On Planet Internet, the HN gang chats about the class-action Zoom lawsuit, the dehumanizing effect of video, and the Spirit airlines fiasco.

👽 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:

• What would you do if you got Zoombombed? 💣 (00:45)
• Are people less credible over Zoom calls? 🧐 (08:04)
• Did someone say the Gaming Metaverse? (13:57)
• Horror stories and mass cancellations vs cheap-ass flights: who will be victorious? 🛫(15:29)
• Loooool guys, we do not understand the ownership economy 😂 (22:36)
• Amy uses her economics 101 background to decipher David's economics riddle 🧩(29:15)

🗒️ SHOW NOTES:

• The Zoomboming lawsuit: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/01/zoom-reaches-85-million-settlement-over-user-privacy-and-hacker-zoombombing.html
• Pitfalls Of Court Hearings On Zoom on HackerNoon by The Markup: https://hackernoon.com/pitfalls-of-court-hearings-on-zoom-e21j35el
• What the heck is going on with Spirit Airlines? https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spirit-airlines-flights-canceled-operational-issues-day-four/
• What We Call the “Ownership Economy” with Braintrust CEO Adam Jackson on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/what-we-call-the-ownership-economy-with-braintrust-ceo-adam-jackson-z54j37up

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