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This is one of the big reasons that newsletters have become such a successful business. It’s not just me pushing information to you, but there is an opportunity for you to reply. Suddenly, we have a separate email thread going. But that’s easy when the medium of distribution is a primary communication channel. Email is built for discourse, so I ful... See more

“(Platforms) need to either offer some way to monetize that content on-platform, or… they'll become just a promotional hub, where people essentially advertise the content that they're monetizing on other platforms” - Josh Constine

We’ve never experienced a time like now. There are more millionaires minted each day than ever before. The age of the “digital flex” is upon us, but what begins as digital rarely remains so. In the coming months, the digital flex will take on additional meaning. The Twitter AVIs and the many digital representations of newfound wealth are a product ... See more

completely crazy the extent that the world is bottlenecked by motivation

Having tech platforms sponsor UCI programs is not without risk. It moves us from the real-world paradigm in which governments and central banks have absolute power over money, to an online world in which platforms have greater control over the livelihoods of emerging artists.

The Web 3 playbook: using token incentives to bootstrap new networks. 🧵

There is so much mystique around the creative life. It’s fetishized and coveted and seen as mysterious even by the people who inhabit it. We have a cultural script that says: There’s too much consumption, not enough creation! If you want to be a [tasteful/interesting/admirable/happy] person, you should make more things. But then also: Social media ... See more