Mark Zuckerberg + Spotify & Shopify's CEOs discuss the Creator Economy on PressClub

Mark Zuckerberg: “A big part of the creative economy is that it's enabling individuals, and shifting power from some traditional institutions to individuals to exercise their own creativity. And I think that that's a positive trend in the world. It's really empowering for a lot of people, and allows a lot of new stuff to get created. I think based ... See more

MZ: I think at the end of the day, there’s going to be commerce, and I think commerce and ads are kind of closely related, because if there’s not any commerce, then there’s not much for people to advertise for. I think the first job that we need — well, I guess the first job is getting the foundational technology to work. Then after that, our next ... See more

The third thing that I’d say is, I think it’s really important that the metaverse works for people, not just as consumers, but as creators, and that people economically have a stake in it as well. This is one of the lessons that I’ve taken away from the last five years of some of the issues that we’ve struggled with as well, is that it’s not enough... See more

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