36. Re-bundling the creator economy + labels in web3 w/ Yancey Strickler

Imagining a world where a metalabel is a common paradigm that people create. Where the output is a little bit slower. Where there is more deliberation, more pairs of eyes on things. I think it’s just a healthier experience.

A core strategy of what we build at Metalabel is based on the assumption that CONTEXT is queen.

Thinking of a project as a label means thinking in “Releases”. Releasing work into the public and letting it go.

About post-individualismWe’re not going back to collectivism. It’s a new state called post-individualism.Post-individuals define their identity by both their own individual traits as well as which groups and ideologies they voluntarily subscribe to.

A group of people - a purpose - a set of releases. That concept has been around for a long time

Personal storyAfter leaving Kickstarter started Yancey started to investigate the system of valueWhich led him to publish a book called This Could be Our Future.

About the problems of the Creator Economy There is a desire to be seen how you wish to be seen. Content today is presented without almost zero context, e.g. videos on Youtube recommended by an algorithm.

Optimising the personal well-being of the creator vs the creator listing in the algorithm.Making things that feel like they matter vs something that grabs people’s attention.

Part of being part of a group is to adopt their worldview. We carry multiple identities all the time. Group-derived identities are just as important to us as personal identities.