Time to catch ‘em all again
TL;DR
This week's Installer newsletter covers topics like personal chefs, TikTok's algorithm, and emotional podcast moments, while the author enjoys reading and snacking on dried mangos.
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I've been reading about personal chefs and TikTok's algorithm and deep sea divers, tearing through Cory Doctorow's fabulous Enshittification book, helping curate the wonderful Sunday Long Read newsletter, becoming surprising emotional during the final WTF episode, trying to convince my kid to watch The Twits, finally learning how the NATO phonetic alphabet works, and eating a lot of dried mangos.
I also have …