Maarten
@maarten
I operate at the intersection of music, technology, and education
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Protecting the Family: A few more notes on “the new Taylorism”
tgpbennett.wordpress.com
the inside story of the battle for Taylor Swift, into which all of us who listen to this album have been enrolled, is that of one capitalist pitted against another. The victim may have become the victor but it is a victory for asset management
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Platformization creates boring apps that all look and feel the same.
The state of the attention economy: why don’t fan-first platforms work?
midiaresearch.com
Rethinking Community Design to Build Better Communities | Forefront
forefront.market
“Safety, comfort, and trust are at the heart of a good community”
Community Weaving
community-weaving.org
As Songs Go Viral Faster Than Ever, Fewer Become Top Hits
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Op-Ed: The Struggle For Independence In The Modern Age
stereogum.com
An impassioned plea for indie music and a great argument to rethink the economics of music