The Arc of Change
A metalabel is like an indie record label, but for all forms of art, culture, and ideas. A book publisher, a local collaborative creative project, an online community, an activist movement, an artist collective, a record label, and other collective cultural projects are examples of metalabels: groups of people using a shared identity for a shared p... See more
Yancey Strickler • Rethinking labels: the origins of Metalabel
A more connected online creative ecosystem doesn’t default to treating “creators” as economic agents within transactional marketplaces. Instead, it emphasizes collaboration, solidarity, pluralism, and a movement beyond individualism.