Netflix is turning into YouTube | The Vergecast

Netflix makes shows. And movies. And podcasts. And games. And… YouTube videos, apparently. So what even is Netflix anymore? Nilay and David have ideas. After that, they talk about Meta’s ongoing smart glasses mess, and whether Meta or anyone can make these devices work. Finally, it's time for Brendan Carr, RAMageddon, the state of X, and a dumb TV mystery. 0:00 Welcome and Catching Up 00:38 Parenting With an Old iPod 03:18 Netflix on the Go90 Scale 06:24 Is Netflix Becoming YouTube 12:03 Netflix Content Strategy Shift 18:09 Hot Take Netflix Buys Xbox 26:21 Smart Glasses Panopticon 28:00 Meta Glasses Privacy Escalation 34:55 AR Glasses Need Surveillance 44:37 Backlash and Going Offline 46:36 Camera Tradeoffs 47:05 Smart Glasses No Camera 52:33 The Lightning Round 53:52 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:01:30 Ramageddon Price Shock 01:06:12 Regulating Ghost Guns 01:13:11 X Slop Confessions 01:18:20 Dumb TV Mystery 01:23:25 Wrap And Plugs Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs