Andrew Reeves
@reevesy
Andrew Reeves
No matter how insignificant it may first appear, everything in life tells a story.
Martin Lindstrom • Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends
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
Students aren’t cheating because AI made it easier—they’re cheating because, for generations, we’ve taught them that the grade is more important than the knowledge — Terry Underwood
My claim is that luxury goods are gradually becoming a noisier signal of one's position in society. This isn't to say that they don't still confer status — they clearly do. People still buy material items to signal their status. But because they've become a noisier signal over time, people are starting to signal their status with their beliefs and... See more