Andrew Reeves
@reevesy
Andrew Reeves
Heat Death of the Internet - takahē
takahe.org.nz
A sign of the times
My overarching thesis is that we are at the early stages of a multi-decade super-cycle of retail empowerment driven by the fact that “consumption, culture and community” are now tradeable assets. Consumption is no longer ephemeral, but persistent. No longer private, but communal. No longer limitless, but scarce. Consumption is, for the first time,... See more
Richard Kim • Thoughts at the Intersection of Web3 and Creative Culture
Collapse of culture and commerce
"It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." - Roger Ebert
applies to every creative project
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Speed dating is making a comeback as Gen Z ditches dating apps. We shouldn't be surprised.
usatoday.com
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we’ve turned everything in life into a giant popularity contest–everything you say, everything you experience, everything you see, and even everything you feel–is a product of a giant worldwide counter of likes and follows. It’s a planet-wide exercise in objective convergence, a giant narcissism amplifier that cynically assumes that competing for... See more
