2021 Predictions & Person of the Year | No Mercy / No Malice

I have no clue what the stock market will do next year (or any year). But I’m very confident about people’s penchant for greed and fear, which never changes. So that’s what I spend my time thinking about. I have no idea who will win the next presidential election. But I’m confident about the ways people’s attachment to tribal identities influences

world a decade from now (i.e., now) is unforgiving of sub-par direct-to-consumer offerings.

• Brands and platforms emerge that propose a new economic model for creatives, a clear codex of what is good and bad within their system, a moral compass, such as Metalabel or Subvert.

• Crypto goes deeper into the Right-coded direction of Bitcoinmaxxies, memecoin grifters and anti-government types. While Ethereum, the more pro-social / governance e