Sublime

Gabe Whaley and the team at MSCHF have spent a decade perfecting the art of going viral on a biweekly cadence. Now they've given up their own rule. I talked to him about how they got here, what they value, and what it will take to make mischief that lasts. You may know MSCHF (@mschf) by... See more

For years, I’ve seen journalists cover the “manosphere” as a random group of friends who show up on each other’s podcasts. Today, I and other reporters published a story firmly showing how these YouTubers boost each other and politicians while steering male culture to the right https://t.co/bKvQwF0UPq

This man destroyed wokeism: Balaji Srinivasan. He was the CTO of Coinbase, partner at a16z, friend of Naval & is worth $150M+ He's been on fire lately on X. Here is Balaji's updated philosophy: https://t.co/nHu9dnA3Hv

In traditional journalism, there are strong incentives to act maliciously. Journalists are incentivized to optimize for views and clicks. The answer is not to reform the industry. We can change media through radical decentralization. Everyone becomes a journalist. Each person writes about their local issues or areas of expertise

EZRA KLEIN: No, and I really mean this, and everybody is right. I’ve come to think of this kind of thing. And I think there are many dynamics like this, that you have to think of it like an ecosystem. We always want people to be the right balance, but ecosystems need to be in balance. You need young political thinking that is kind of wild and... See more