software is eating the world

do things become more like software if “software is eating the world”?
how many more markets are feast/famine?
metrics lead to harmonization -> more people being added on papers
focus on efficiency? big data insights are often counter intuitive
secondary effects of making things legible?
roles of consensus?
network effects
shift towards platforms? https://stratechery.com/2019/shopify-and-the-power-of-platforms/
two track in tech: Tech’s Two Philosophies highlighted how Facebook and Google want to do things for you; Microsoft and Apple were about helping you do things better.
https://stratechery.com/2018/the-moat-map/
https://stratechery.com/2018/the-bill-gates-line/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903480904576512250915629460