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Rise of the 10X Class
In the summer of 2019, D’Amelio was a 15-year-old teenager living in suburban Connecticut. She downloaded TikTok and posted her first video. Less than 12 months later, she became the most-followed person on TikTok with ~40 million followers (she has 91 million today).
Rex Woodbury • The Business of Fame: 1920-2020
The Hollow Core of Kevin Kelly's "Thousand True Fans" Theory
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The 1% go to different doctors, eat at different restaurants, shop at different stores. Wealth used to be a better seat. Now it’s an upgrade to a better life.
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Digital media was supposed to democratize this, but it’s only reinforced a winner-take-most economy. The top 3% of YouTube channels receive 85% of all views on the platform, and even if a creator reaches that threshold (about a million views per month), their passion generates just $15,000 in annual revenue.