Big tech platforms, e-commerce, and retail companies haven’t been acquiring direct-to-consumer brands, keeping a set of well-funded would-be buyers out of the equation.
Being a cozy futurist is being aware that even when indubitably science & technology are cool, we can't forget about the lives of the users of said technology; the goal is a nice future, not just a technically advanced future.
Embrace the struggle. The first powerful step is accepting the reality of change—we're always going to be living with it, through it, and in it. When we accept change, we ready ourselves for its arrival; when we deny the inevitability of change, we leave ourselves flat footed.
In Web 3.0, very few things involve content creation. For proof-of-stake blockchain networks, you can run a staking node or delegate to one. For DeFi protocols, you can contribute liquidity or trading strategies. For DAOs, you can vote, participate on a committee, or submit a proposal. All of your actions are memorialized on blockchains, creating a... See more
Fourth, I’m surprised that they weren’t able to make a bigger splash with their marketing, given the enormous budget. It seems like it focused too much on the concept of Quibi, and not enough on getting a compelling trailer for a specific show in front of people.