Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.
https://www.theverge.com/whyd-you-push-that-button
episode 10: Why do you post on fake holidays?
Kaitlyn and Ashley discuss hashtag holidays, who invents them, and why people use them.
episode 11: Why do you ask questions anonymously?
Kaitlyn and Ashley discuss anonymous question-and-answer apps — why do people use them, both to ask and receive questions?
episode 12: Why do you use an exclusive dating app?
Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss dating apps that require users to apply, and why they were created.
episode 12: Should we be kind to our smart assistants?
Kaitly and Ashley chat about what it means to have smart speakers in our homes and as part of our families. Do we need to be kind to them?