Mark Zuckerberg: “A big part of the creative economy is that it's enabling individuals, and shifting power from some traditional institutions to individuals to exercise their own creativity. And I think that that's a positive trend in the world. It's really empowering for a lot of people, and allows a lot of new stuff to get created. I think based... See more
Paradoxically, an object whose image is very widely spread is a rare object, in the sense that few objects have their images spread widely. This can be exploited to create value in art objects that are not in the traditional sense rare and singular. The future of collecting may be less in owning the thing that nobody else has, and more in owning... See more
By making Direct-to-Consumer (“DTC”) easier, software like Shopify increases entropy and lowers the probability that any specific company will generate sustained profits.
With this growing understanding that the content we consume online can fuel or deplete us in the same way as the food we physically ingest, platforms are actively working to make their content healthier and less toxic.