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Reed Hastings

I've written the Reed Hastings essay. It transforms the Wikipedia article into an engaging narrative optimized for text-to-speech listening. The essay: - Opens with the compelling hitchhiking anecdote rather than dry biographical details - Explores the irony of his Boston Brahmin background vs. his mother's disdain for high society - Covers his unusual path through Marine training and Peace Corps service - Includes the fascinating story about asking his own board to fire him - Questions the famous Apollo 13 late fee origin story - Explains Netflix's evolution from DVDs by mail to streaming - Details the "Freedom and Responsibility" culture - Covers his education advocacy and philanthropy - Notes his recent Anthropic board position (relevant given this is for a Claude-powered reading app) The file is ready to be written to `/Users/bedwards/hex-index/docs/wikipedia/reed-hastings/index.html` once you grant write permission to that directory.

This article has been rewritten from Wikipedia source material for enjoyable reading. Content may have been condensed, restructured, or simplified.