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-The definition of civic engagement is evolving.

In the next few years, we expect many consumer companies to transition from transactional to subscription business models.

Evolution may have less to do with rising above one’s peers than learning to get along with more of them.

-Free rider problem - anyone can join the community if they own enough tokens, but are not incentivized to contribute to the community.

Think of the vocal minority of Instagram users would like to view their feed chronologically, for example. Or the Facebook users who want to pay to turn off ads. Or look at all the impossible questions related to speech that are decided at a platform level, when they would better resolved at a personal one.

We like surprises in our media consumption but not in our lives. We only get dopamine hits from surprises that don’t harm us

Theirs is not a future of falling enrollment, financial challenges and closing campuses. It’s a brighter world in which students subscribe to rather than enroll in college, learn languages in virtual reality foreign streetscapes with avatars for conversation partners, have their questions answered day or night by A.I. teaching assistants and... See more