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All That Is Air Melts into Air
Maybe that will all fall into the ocean, too. But one way or another, I think digital scarcity is coming to platforms. And when it does, they’ll have a lot of re-thinking to do. For now, Valve loses nothing by leaving NFTs behind. But there may come a day soon when it’s companies like Valve getting left behind, and developers like SpacePirate laugh... See more
Casey Newton • How NFTs are creating a generational divide between platforms
“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. Something interesting is happening.”
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
It’s just centrifuging it into its constituent parts, whether that be albums separated into songs or newspapers disaggregated into articles.
Balaji Srinivasan • The Network State: How To Start a New Country
In a world of Liquid Content, content itself becomes pure potential—a quantum state of meaning that can materialize in any medium that best serves the moment. This isn't just technological advancement; it's philosophical transformation.
The Dawn of Liquid Content
Building a collection on the internet is like building a sandcastle on the beach: eventually the tide washes in and it’s as if it never existed in the first place.