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Make the Internet Fun Again

Slop, Creative Destruction, and What's Next for the Internet

Jul 16

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When content production and distribution is infinite, the important aspect is its primary function in crafting and proliferating culture*.* In other words, the value of content today comes primarily from its use in cultural production.

Celebrity cookbooks are curious beasts, brand extensions of public figures we often do not associate with eating. Sometimes, the results are charming and unexpected: see, for example, titles from Snoop Dogg, Sophia Loren, Dolly Parton, and Valerie Bertinelli. Sometimes, they aren’t. Regardless, all celebrity cookbooks telegraph the same underlying,... See more

What’s inspiring you? - Zoe

I like using data to come up with solutions. I like solving problems. Logic and things that make sense are very soothing. I’m inspired by engineer-artists; the show How It’s Made is perfect content, as is the YouTube channel Primitive Technology. I’m inspired by seeing workspaces of artists of any kind, I love going to s... See more

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Why the Democrats Lost Tech

And How to Win it Back

Jul 23

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Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.

any time there’s a big decision to be made that consumes resources (time and money), human involvement is key

Community is internet-native media. Yet the vast majority of creators and publications are still built around the value of content . It’s no wonder why today’s digital media businesses are deeply broken.