Alex White

A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio–and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youthWhen television became the next big thing in broadcast entertainment, everyone figured video would kill the radio star–and radio, period. But radio came roaring back with a whole new concept. The war was over,... See more

Everyone complains about how short life is, but that perspective is broken. Life is not short. The real issue is that we waste so much of it.Life is long enough for you to achieve your wildest dreams. You’re just so busy wasting it that you get to the end without living much of it.1The most surprising thing is that you wouldn’t let anyone steal... See more

In the mid-twentieth century, developers might have taken on shoeshines and newspaper stands as amenity-oriented tenants. Today, they are more likely to seek out gourmet coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants, and cafés. It isn’t unusual for developers to offer such tenants leases with reduced rent, or no rent at all. In some cases, the tenants pay... See more

Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You can’t get on—and the concert is sold out in six minutes. What happened? What now?

In a few years, data startups, consumer apps, and software vendors will rise and grow - the same as today.Some of them will employ the four fundamental innovations of web3: permanent ownership, paying customers with “equity,” regulatory arbitrage, and new governance models (DAOs).

But it’s also incredibly lonely. And gruelling. And slow.