Frank Hecker
@frankhecker
Frank Hecker
What's the difference between an artist and a creator?
blog.metalabel.com
The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality | The Effect
theeffectbook.netMight be a good source of information if/when I do some causal inference.
An internet of many autonomous communities
blog.rudyfraser.com
Innovative new Sublime app: A must-have for creatives
mindmappingsoftwareblog.com
First review I’ve seen of Sublime app.
The critical task, therefore, is not generating more (that’s going to keep happening), but designing the systems - the new algorithmic gatekeepers - that can rescue the meaningful from the deluge. The future of culture will be shaped not by the sophistication of our generators, but by the values embedded in our filters.
From Barking Hellhounds to AI Slop: What Electronic Music Foretells About Generative AI
Log-normal is the new normal and The creator economy
Consistent with the theory that increased cultural production widens the gap between the top performers and the bottom, heightening the effect of a log-normal (or power law, if you will) distribution.
Imagine spending years in an apartment, making it your home. You pay rent on time, maintain the space beautifully, and build a community with your neighbors. Then one day, without warning or input from tenants, the building is sold to a new owner; a corporate holding company who begins raising the rent and changing the rules.
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Austin Robey • No Platform Landlords
What it says on the tin: a comparison of the protocols (ATproto is used by Bluesky) and the design choices they made.
Who Reaps All the Superchats? A Large-Scale Analysis of Income Inequality in Virtual YouTuber Livestreaming
arxiv.org
The creator economy and Log-normal is the new normal
Another paper that may show log-normal distribution of earnings by “creators”.
