Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product strategy at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
A market had opened up for illiberal transgressions, no matter how banal and empty. According to Marx, cultural inertia accelerated this development. “We see how this cultural stagnation has political consequences,” he writes, adding that the MAGA movement’s “rejection of liberal values” had been taking shape in a reactionary subculture that seized on a vacuum in the mainstream. “This long-term project to rebrand conservatism as cool and transgressive succeeded precisely because we removed cultural invention as a potential countervailing force.”
Imagine a “Civic Residency” where a Signal Ohio reporter has a dedicated desk in the North Canton or Dublin B&N. This isn’t just about filing copy. It’s about making journalism relational again. By having a predictable physical presence, the journalist becomes a neighbor. You go to B&N to share your thoughts on a zoning issue or ask for help with a... See more
Why Barnes & Noble is the future of local news.
Strong ties like family, close friends, and churches are where ideas are nurtured and meaning is deepened. They are necessary, but limited. Weak ties are how information travels, how opportunities surface, how culture spreads. It is part of why social platforms are powerful. They dramatically increase our number of weak ties.
Strong ties create... See more
Strong ties create... See more
It's almost like the equivalent of going to mom and pop shops, not relying on these bigger anomalies to dictate our spending habits and our viewing habits and our work habits. And I think that there's a future in this world where Patreons and OnlyFans and Substacks and all these things, we're going to start supporting each other
Rachel Nguyen