New Media IRL: "New Release" by Yacht
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“I’m talking to you,” he began, “because the old shit doesn’t work anymore.”
The established patterns for releasing music, going on tour, and putting work into culture, he explained, were no longer relevant. The infrastructure, the audiences, and the money just weren’t there.
“I don’t know where things are going,” he continued, “But I know the
... See moreYancey Strickler • The old shit doesn't work anymore
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It speaks to the fact that as individuals, we’re all expected to perform at the same scale as major brands. We're supposed to have monetizable output at all times. We can't have hobbies that are meaningless. Everything we do has to be a product.
You can't even express an interest in a particular social cultural landscape without somebody asking you ... See more
You can't even express an interest in a particular social cultural landscape without somebody asking you ... See more
New Media IRL: "New Release" by Yacht
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As we’ve pushed past the dawn of this so-called creator renaissance, however, and the sun starts to loom high in the sky, I’ve found myself wondering where it all goes.
I still think that the new models that have been, and continue to be, developed today can offer creators stability and financial freedom in a way that the gig life does not. Bu... See more
I still think that the new models that have been, and continue to be, developed today can offer creators stability and financial freedom in a way that the gig life does not. Bu... See more
Nadia Asparouhova • The creator economy
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I think the defining economic reality of the modern platform media world is that all the platforms realized that an infinite supply of teenage creators are cheaper to deal with than media companies or groups of media individuals or powerful creators. And I’m curious for your read on the number of YouTubers that you see retiring or taking a step bac... See more
Nilay Patel • NilayPatel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great
From Fugazi and Beastie Boys to The Royal Society: Kickstarter's co-founder on the future of Media (DiS011 | S2 EP3)
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the royal society impact
long lasting cultural impact
An ode to magazines:
you're entering a universe that's only there
convey a feeling, an amplitude, a point of view
it's an opportunity for meaning-making
what if Taylor Swift has a magazine?
all this is hard (an essay, a song) it takes time
the inward search for emotional truth; connecting with the source -- it's not about the money
doing it for yourself is underrated these days
celebrate the source, the art
a deeper definition of music journalism: to do that well means: really caring; be in it; in that scene