NilayPatel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great
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NilayPatel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great
Evolution of media from clickbait and traditional outlets to influencers, physical objects in video content, and opportunities in long-term vision.
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You feed the beast and we co-opt media companies as a primary layer of distribution. And then as you get to 2019, 2020, media has really lost a lot of steam, but that's sort of the rise of the influencer and the content creator.
And that's when you start to realize like those groups are this new media companies. They have very similar incentive
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