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When everything is measured in terms of engagement, content will be optimized for addictiveness. Not entertainment or artistic merit. Not intellectual substance or creativity. Pure, plain addictiveness.

To summarize the financial impact, $6 million in credit losses from Black Thursday erased $10 million in earnings accumulated over 3 years. The $4 million in additional losses could have been avoided if Maker held more treasury reserves in stable assets like DAI, as they could have used these funds to cover insolvent loans without needing to sell M... See more

In business, community can be a cheat code. And in fitness circles, it’s the holy grail.

Sport connects us all, we know that. But what strikes me about this innovation wave in fitness is the emotional access. It’s the antidote to social media, and the mindless scrolling and fear of missing out. These platforms convene us, activate us and give us judgement-free common goals from the comfort of home. As wellness increasingly becomes a wa... See more

Bi-directional linking in particular is experiencing a revival, originally driven by Roam Research. Notion has since launch a pared-down version of bi-directional links (which they call “backlinks”). Obsidian made it a key feature. Workflowy and Dynalist have both announced their soon-to-be-launched versions of bi-directional links

If you want to survive, don’t just build a network. You have to build a hive, and eventually a hivemind.