Metalabel is a good example of a company building a “world”
You have social statisticians, scientists, and researchers in lab coats, literally the best minds of our generation, figuring out how to addict you to the news. And if you fall for it, if you get addicted. your brain will get destroyed.
If you don't *feel* like writing, remember: mood & attitude are two different things. Mood is the emotional weather we find ourselves caught in. Attitude is our perspective, a compass, a little lighthouse with a big beam. Mood isn't fixable. Attitude, however, is flexible.
I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more
It’s possible that algorithms will one day be superior to humans at both of these functions, but I’m skeptical: the critical recognition of context and creativity are the two arenas where computers consistently underperform humans.
The effort required to go from zero-to-one in data businesses is one reason they are so formidably defensible. It's also why ‘brute force’ remains one of the most popular strategies used by players in this game. A data product that can be built easily is a data product that can be replicated easily.
Doing some calculations examining the total amount of attention given to different forms of media, Kevin discovered that, on average, people surrender their attention for just $3/hour!