Ben Thompson clashes with ex-Meta PM in viral agent debate over clipping
jordihays · x · 2026-09-24
Stratechery's Ben Thompson called it "one of the all time insane clipping cycles": a self-described agent maximalist, he said Muse mattered more than solving math, yet got framed as a Luddite for saying tech companies can't craft resonant marketing.
Madhu Guru (ex-Google/Meta) pushed back: consumers don't have one relationship with "doing things" — browsing clothes is entertainment, hiring a roofer is miserable, sometimes you want to browse, sometimes you want it delivered ASAP. He compared Thompson's argument to early-2000s skepticism about buying clothes or $500 TVs online.
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