Thanksgiving Slop

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Happy Wednesday, Future Party. Here’s why you should think twice before tossing your parents’ old boxes: three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic discovered a mint-condition Superman No. 1 from 1939 — the first standalone comic starring the Man of Steel. It later sold at auction for a record-breaking $9.12 million, officially becoming the most valuable comic ever. Now that’s an inheritance.

This holiday season, AI-generated recipes, summaries of authentic recipes, and dupe sites are decimating the online presence and content engagement of popular food creators.

Why It Hits (Wrong): AI slop is eroding trust in real cooks and enshittifying foodie content. That’s not only taking a huge bite out of creators’ income — it’s also putting the quality of your Thanksgiving meal (and anything else you plan to put in your mouth) at risk.

Between The Bites: Most cooking creators rely on traffic from Google, Pinterest, and Facebook/Instagram to earn revenue and bring people to their content…

…but the AI evolution is making that disappear faster than the last slice of pumpkin pie.

Last Taste: So, how much business is AI taking from the foodie class? Creator Easy Peasy Foodie’s popular turkey recipe has seen traffic burn up by 40%. Inspired Taste saw its click-through rates drop by 30%. Clean Eating Kitchen saw its traffic shrink by 80%, forcing owner Carrie Forrest to lay off all 10 of her staff. Those are existential numbers for creators.

If human recipe bloggers are cooked, you may soon be served a Thanksgiving meal that hasn’t been tasted by any human. Taste at your own risk.

Next Meal: Cooking creators may need to break into the newsletter business to whip up a direct following with readers — potentially the only way to ensure their authentic recipes are what’s used over the holidays.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the ultimate stress tests for a business’ payment system, with 40% of people’s planned gift spending happening during the long weekend.

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There’s a lot of chatter that Tim Cook could be stepping down as Apple’s CEO now that he’s turned 65 — the age when many execs start transitioning into retirement or a less day-to-day chairman role.

The Big Picture: If Cook does step down, the question on everyone’s minds becomes: “Who’s next to take the mantle?” Apple is arguably the most iconic and closely watched company in the world, so expect the internal promotion race to be analyzed even more obsessively than HBO’s Succession.

Behind The C-Suite: Apple has a deep bench of options for the CEO throne, per The WSJ.

Final Pitch: Cook arguably had the biggest executive shoes to fill in modern history after Steve Jobs’ untimely passing in 2011… and he stepped up, and then some. He’s turned Apple into a $4 trillion company, expanded it into new lines of business, and done it all with a squeaky-clean yet approachable image. That’s quite a legacy.

The Future: If 75-year-old Apple chairman Art Levinson steps down to make room for Cook, the succession race will officially begin — and whoever takes the role will likely signal Apple’s top priority going forward.

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34.1% of you voted I skip Black Friday entirely. in yesterday’s poll: What best describes your Black Friday habits?

“Too many made-up shopping holidays!”

“Most years, I skip all the hoopla. However, some years, I will purchase something online that I would have bought anyway because of the lower prices.”

“I make gift lists year-round for friends, family, and myself — then wait to score great deals on Black Friday. I love giving thoughtful presents that I got big discounts on!”

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