Andrew McCluskey
@andrewmcc
Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
andrewmccluskey.com
I don’t know why we talk about walled gardens.
That seems to imply something beautiful, something worth defending.
It conjures images of beautifully maintained flowerbeds protected from the outside world. But that’s not what Facebook built, what Instagram built, what Twitter built.
They built paved, unshaded, barren hellscapes, trapped us in them,... See more
That seems to imply something beautiful, something worth defending.
It conjures images of beautifully maintained flowerbeds protected from the outside world. But that’s not what Facebook built, what Instagram built, what Twitter built.
They built paved, unshaded, barren hellscapes, trapped us in them,... See more
Why Personal Websites Matter More Than Ever
84. Navigating values trade-offs w/ Kevin Owocki
othersidepod.xyz“…the hard part about the internet is that nuance is the enemy of common understanding, right. So any take with any nuance doesn’t go viral”
Kevin Owocki
Did they have to turn into a panopticon, where each of us is prisoner and guard simultaneously?
Be more authentic
Depression | Flinkliv
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Moral Compass
moralcompass.appThe antidote is boring: take less capital, get to profit sooner, and stay small enough to survive platform volatility. Earn resiliance through reputation.
Slow growth feels unglamorous until you wake up richer, calmer, and in control—while everyone else is still chasing the next trick.
Slow growth feels unglamorous until you wake up richer, calmer, and in control—while everyone else is still chasing the next trick.
The Distribution Trap
I keep thinking we’re D but we’re probably C