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the internet era of culture is a contest between the old model of top-down elite tastemakers telling you what's good and the new numbers-driven viral creator ecosystem in which algorithmic feeds tell you what you like

Music has just as much engagement as video games; there’s basically no reason there should be a 7x difference in market size — except for the business model.

A hallmark of true expertise and insight is making a complex subject understandable. A hallmark of mediocrity and bad strategy is unnecessary complexity—a flurry of fluff masking an absence of substance

Things have accelerated massively on the distributed work front (obviously) and, per Gartner it seems many companies won't look back — 74% of CFOs expect to shift some workers remotely on a permanent basis. This inorganic acceleration has, however, come at a pretty significant price.

Perhaps most importantly, Google is not necessarily incentivized to optimize ranking for UGC. Ranking a Tweet more highly will funnel more web traffic to Twitter, a direct competitor to Google in the market for ad spend.

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