Communities can ensure they stay niche and engaged by creating friction to join. Access to Bilibili communities is difficult to achieve. Users need to pass a 100-question multiple choice test within 60 minutes.
There are plenty of books on information theory, and viewing the universe through the lens of information and computation is increasingly popular, but Hidalgo's book is more readable than most.
“We create products and experiences—I look at our Instagram as a product. It is a form of taking a Recess just like drinking a can is. It’s just as important...Our strategy long-term is to develop a whole platform of products. There are many versions of Recess we can create for specific use cases in the day where you’re looking to reset or rebalanc... See more
The point is – millions of gamers are incredibly passionate, dedicated and very willing to invest substantial time & resources into digital worlds that they care about… even when there is little or no profit motive.