
The Vader Paradox

The old medium is always the solution to the problems the old medium says the new medium is causing.
Jeff Jarvis • The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
Ownership is dead. Access is the new imperative.
Tien Tzuo • Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It
Rival products (burgers, pop songs, political parties) tend to grow more alike over time, because creators copy more successful rivals to replicate their success and steal their customers/audiences.
Paradoxically, this increases the value of being different.
Paradoxically, this increases the value of being different.
Gurwinder • 30 Useful Principles
Brands are forced to continually spend resources on new content to make sure that the promoting pressures are relevant given changes in population and identity.