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The Current Thing – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
The end result is a world where the ability for anyone to post any idea has, paradoxically, meant far greater mass adoption of popular ideas and far more effective suppression of “bad” ideas. That is invigorating when one feels the dominant idea is righteous; it seems reasonable to worry about the potential of said sense of righteousness overwhelmi... See more
stratechery.com • The Current Thing – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
A truly sustainable business model depends on being able to connect to your customers on your own terms, not an Aggregator’s.
stratechery.com • The Current Thing – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
In other words, centralization is a second order effect of decentralization: when all constraints on content are removed, more power than ever accrues to the entity that is the preferred choice for navigating that content; moreover, that power compounds on itself in a virtuous feedback loop.
stratechery.com • The Current Thing – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
The Internet changes all of that: now articles and videos are simply digital bits, easily created and easily transmitted anywhere on the globe, effectively for free. Physical goods still need to be made, but they can be sold to anyone by anyone, and shelf space has been replaced by the commoditized cardboard box.