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I see two divergent media futures emerging—each based on networks that serve very different groups.
In the first future, our networks serve the technologists who build them, the advertisers that pay for them, and the governments that control them. These networks compete for users in a war for attention by making systems that spit out superficially ... See more
In the first future, our networks serve the technologists who build them, the advertisers that pay for them, and the governments that control them. These networks compete for users in a war for attention by making systems that spit out superficially ... See more
Chris Best • The Two Futures of Media
1) No -- Web3 is best understood as a sort of ‘economic’ extension of Web 2.0,
Brian Flynn • Reputation in Web3: Ships Built on the Great Flood
For Girard, there are two branches of motivational forces of human natureMetaphysical desire (identity) Physical desire (aims at experience)
Jonathan Bi • Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Today, working at Gumroad resembles working on an open source project like Rails. Except it’s neither open source, nor unpaid.
Sahil Lavingia • No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
reputation comes from sustained integrity over time
this is where DAO contribution tracking, rewarding small, game-able actions, often gets it wrong
If you’re thinking about it from a status perspective, it becomes very clear: The whole reason we adopted trends in the 20th century is because it would associate us with a certain identity and a certain group. And those associations just aren’t getting built if culture moves too quickly.
Dan Frommer • How the internet changed culture — and what it means
At the core of this is a debate on whether The New York Times, The Washington Post and others are failing the American people by pushing more content behind the paywall.
Jarrod Dicker • Don’t Blame Media’s Business Model
You can’t wait until everyone understands you and gives you their permission and blessing to go live your life how you want. You don’t need to feel guilty about moving on, letting go, losing their dumb status games, and going after your own life goals. It is ok if you’re not properly calibrated to humanity and meet some people
... See moreHow to Lose
Build a world. Make your projects and work a vessel for self-expression. Make your software match your vibe. Make reading your book feel like it feels to talk with you. Customize, make it bespoke, put yourself into it instead of doing what you feel you should. This has all kinds of benefits (reducing burn out for instance) but especially helps with... See more
Be an idea expander
in other words, be a human, not a machine