Legitimacy Lost

Numerous startups are attempting to help creators set up their standalone, owned properties online; earn more from fewer, truer fans; and lessen their dependence on social media platforms. But unless we radically change the foundation of the creator economy—how creators find and connect to a community in the first place—these solutions are incremen... See more

-Most importantly, by creating pathways for creators to own not just the content they produce, but the platforms themselves

Platform wealth and economic sharing: Today, creators & consumers contribute to a platform to gain social or economic status. But this status is rented (status on platform only, revenue shared directly with platform). In Web3 this status is owned. Not only is social reputation portable, but the relationship with IP created on platform can be owned ... See more

Giving ownership to creators is the most impactful way to empower creators. 

There is a transition happening from the attention economy to the ownership economy. Four ways to transition: the introduction of digital scarcity (NFTs), patronage (supporting creators), new economic models, and community ownership (DAOs).

There are many different wa

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