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And this, perhaps, reveals the true cost of convenience – measured not in dollars, but in the gradual erosion of services we’ve come to expect and the diminished dignity of the work required to provide them. – Kai
335 / The gig economy’s soggy delivery
Ogilvy on Advertising and Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. In
Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, • Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
The developer day and how the store was introduced was in inflection moment of Altman pushing too far, too fast. My bet: He’ll have a new company up by Monday.
Kara Swisher • Tweet
For example, here’s Ben Thompson from yesterday:“What is interesting is that Apple may give Substack cover to change course. [...] Substack can (justifiably) say to its publishers that it is going to offer an all-up Substack bundle for in-app purchase because that is the only way it can offer in-app purchase, and that publishers should agree to be ... See more
Nathan Baschez • Substack’s Ideology
-Labor laws to protect platform worker rights
Scott Kominers • A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy
In its variety, the Substack corpus resembles the blogosphere. It is produced by a mix of career journalists, bloggers, specialists, novelists, hobbyists, dabblers, and white-collar professionals looking to plump up their personal brands. The company has tried to recruit high-profile writers, offering (to a select few) health-care stipends, design ... See more