Severin Matusek

And in politics, this type of speculation has become the closest thing to agency for people who feel like they are no longer served by the economy. People speculate on ideas, personalities, etc. Why wouldn’t they? But when this happens, you end up with a system optimized for speed and virality rather than stability or accuracy.

The center of gravity is missing, so we seek out any foothold, any source of a perspective.

The way that we engage with media on the internet has become laden with fandom energy. All narratives on the internet have become subsumed under the umbrella of‘content’, no matter their scale or veracity. They all have the potential to gather lore, because they can all be read the same way—like fictional media franchises. Thisincludes everyday... See more

Like any new technology, crypto is far from inevitable—no matter what its boosters claim. More precisely, decentralization—crypto’s core principle and its most significant contribution to reshaping markets—is far from a sure thing.

At Nike World Headquarters, Leenknegt and her team developed a foundation for what they called ‘Energy Marketing’ to build the “unspoken soul” of the brand. Marketing today may seem solely analytical, and performance based, but Leenknegt knows that to reach the consumer most effectively you need to realize that they are human; they desire... See more

Web3 creates tools and new digital realities where this becomes practical.