Trying to give some constructive criticism: the author of the substack has a few points, some good and some naive, about data standards and good/nefarious incentives of sharing data.
The article is a bit rambling and could get to the point much quicker:
* RDF can be used as a standard of data exchange
* Silicon Valley co. don’t have incentives to share data while other entities do
No real conclusion or anything out of it… it’s be nice to see something thought out there. At the same time, it’s naive to think any one standard of data format is going to get adopted, as pointed out many times by https://xkcd.com/927/
One aspect that didn’t get covered is that not all data should be open/shared, privacy is a thing.
If you’re new to data and data issues, it’s a nice explanation (esp the video). If you’re an old hat/grey beard, skip.