The algorithms that shape our cultural landscape are not inherently malicious. They are indifferent. Their purpose is not to destroy art but to optimize engagement—a goal that, while profitable, is fundamentally incompatible with the principles of artistic innovation.
In a decade, Stripe has gone from accepting payments, which is now a commodity business, to providing an increasingly comprehensive suite of products that make it easy to start and run an online business.
So I feel pretty certain that Roam’s road to justifying the $200m valuation leads directly to team collaboration and enterprise use. Which feels, to be honest, a little... depressing?
Today @tryscroll announced our discovery partner program and @Techmeme as our first discovery partner. Now Scroll members fund both the ad-free content they read and the curators or aggregators that directed them there. Here’s why (thread): https://scroll.blog/2020/07/13/funding-curators-techmeme-becomes-inaugural-discovery-partner/... See more