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Twitter hadn’t arrived yet, so I went on the online community I had created, OkayPlayer, and asked, “Does anyone know about this guy? It’s one of the best demos I’ve heard since Jill Scott or Slum Village.”

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson • Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

The machine in the garden.

Emily Sundberg open.substack.com

I don’t startle people as much as I used to, partly because I’ve learned how to arrange my face for the outside world, and also partly because I’ve reached the age of female invisibility.

Joanne Limburg • Letters To My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism

Let’s recap: as content creation and distribution tends to infinity, community emerges as true internet-native media. Community is an exercise in cultural production, and communities filter content proliferate a specific point of view. The role of the community, then, is to create and curate cultural artifacts in-line with their collective point of... See more

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Product Hunt: The Internet's Destiny Machine

Greg Isenberg latecheckout.substack.com

People are shocked by the notion that MrBeast can have 20 times the reach of the largest newspaper in the world. But even more shocking is the fact that this cultural shift is still in its early stages. You ain’t seen nothing yet, folks. And all this is happening much faster than most people realize—especially those who live inside the

Ted Gioia • The State of the Culture

In 2020, things are very different. Charli D’Amelio, a TikTok star that 99% of you have likely never heard of, makes $48,000 per post. By uploading one short video every day, the 16-year-old D’Amelio can earn 20 times more than the world’s most successful singer earned in 1801. Charli is scalable in a way that was possible only for a tiny group of ... See more

Dror Poleg • Rise of the 10X Class

Are.na Is Where We Go to Find Ourselves Online

Willa Köerner zine.zora.co

Taste has historically been reserved for conversation about things like fashion and art. Now, we look for it in our social media feeds, the technology we use, the company we keep, and the people we hire.