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Urbit and the Telos of the Creator Economy
The future of the internet that most excites me is also, in many ways, a snapshot of its past. It’s a place where the Neil Gaimans of the world don’t need to feed their thoughts into an engagement engine, but can instead put out a virtual shingle on their own small patch of cyberspace and attract and build a more intimate community of like-minded... See more
Brad Borland • Neil Gaiman's Radical Vision for the Future of the Internet - Cal Newport
This new model takes what we have learned from the Aggregation Era and finds a way to blend it with the independence enjoyed by the “sovereign writer”—or, to be appropriately expansive, let’s call it “sovereign creator.” It is, I believe, the natural model of the internet, taking advantage of the web’s massive scale and interconnectivity and... See more
Hamish McKenzie • The Age of the Sovereign Creator
One of the interesting alternatives to this is Urbit, which is trying to build a network in which identity exists from the start, and is neither free nor monopolized. One of Urbit's principles is that users own their data, and while they can use third-party services, they're sharing their data with services, not using a login to access information... See more
Byrne Hobart • The Promise and Paradox of Decentralization
“On Substack, creators own their content and their mailing list, guaranteeing that they can always connect directly with their community—even if they leave the platform. They also have a clear and reliable way to make money, from direct subscriptions. There is a powerful discovery system in Substack, with a social-media-like feed but with the twist
... See moreGiving ownership to creators is the most impactful way to empower creators.
There is a transition happening from the attention economy to the ownership economy. Four ways to transition: the introduction of digital scarcity (NFTs), patronage (supporting creators), new economic models, and community ownership (DAOs).
There are many different ways to
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