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Fandoms = community x autonomy x equity

"There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t reach it soon enough."

Beyond Patreon and Memberful, there are a handful of music-specific options on the market. Bandcamp allows subscriptions, but only a few labels like Topshelf Records and Tiny Engines have enabled the feature. Withfriends focuses on memberships for brick-and-mortar small businesses, and counts venues and promoters like Elsewhere and AdHoc as custome... See more

New startups in the beverage industry are largely being started by women who are disenchanted with big alcohol and recognize the overlooked opportunity to serve female drinkers with better no-low alcohol options.

Superhuman, a cult-favorite and modern alternative to Gmail, has an entire command line of its own, activated by pressing Command + K. The app navigation is designed such that your movements are naturally fast. You’re forced by design to use the keyboard, as opposed to a mouse or trackpad.

Although the progressive decentralisation strategy can work well in some cases, it has its pitfalls.

Cultural works aren’t hedonic appliances dispensing experiences with greater and greater efficiency for audiences to passively consume. Creators and audiences are always engaged in an active process of outmaneuvering each other. Yes, I want more of what I already like, but I also want to be surprised. New patterns are discovered, repeated, become t... See more