Globally, carbon emissions are rising and resource utilization is rising. In the U.S., carbon emissions and resource utilization are actually falling... We have figured out how to grow our economy while reducing our use of natural resources, which is a completely unexpected twist.
The web has an almost infinite capacity for storage and memory yet its prevailing use is an acceleration of ephemerality. The reasons for this are complex to say the least (of which financial short term gain is probably the most prevalent). But this doesn’t mean the tendency can’t be resisted. Perhaps books as well as their online siblings could be... See more
this. creating corners of the Internet not necessarily aimed at public consumption but that still leave the door open for serendipity.
That P2P apps like Venmo, Cash App and even Paypal have emerged despite such headwinds shows the massive need for more bank-agnostic, multiplayer financial tools. And none of these apps allow users to create truly shared accounts.
In its variety, the Substack corpus resembles the blogosphere. It is produced by a mix of career journalists, bloggers, specialists, novelists, hobbyists, dabblers, and white-collar professionals looking to plump up their personal brands. The company has tried to recruit high-profile writers, offering (to a select few) health-care stipends, design... See more
If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.