JD

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legendary one. this is an under appreciated one as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNuAdB5oVrU

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In the lens of media companies as social "clubs" -- how you identify, who you surround with, the conversations you want to have -- you realize the value on a piece of content itself was never the business.

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this is awesome

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the discourse on tokenizing media is furthering the point on why NFTs made the most sense for artist/creator crypto at scale-- - artists don't want extreme volatility of their creative assets - artists want to incorporate value outside speculation into assets

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so in relation to "tokenized content" or "tokenized media", these additive models could make a lot of sense. but that doesn't mean they can be easily implemented or adopted. & there is a lot that needs to be done on various sides (buyers, sellers, platforms) to make the formula scale. not impossible, but be aware.

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think what most miss with emerging business models is that "obvious" doesn't equate to "action". for example, past decade of media has been a falling knife for advertising & subscriptions; Its main revenue drivers. & while many Cos are down ~80%, they still won't risk losing the remaining 20% to try something new.

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something to note with tokenized media is that it's extremely difficult to encourage an emerging behavior & try to monetize that new behavior in parallel. took years for FB to monetize mobile, was even considered a lost cause. so you have to choose a first step-- content on chain, or tokens as a revenue model.

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free market media (~2020) ... or what the kids are calling it now, tokenizing content. https://jarroddicker.medium.com/media-2020-rise-of-the-renaissance-creator-459daec4bc6b

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In the world of essay formats - this is an example of the type of essay that challenges unspoken assumptions - eg, we think the world (in this case consumer business models) looks like X, but it may actually look like Y. And then anthropologically, aims to pull it apart step by step and show the reader why. In this way it is deeply original thinking at every paragraph (the whole series here is the same). If “monetization isn’t a price. It’s a product surface” is interesting to you, it's worth reading it all. https://getlightswitch.substack.com/p/most-consumer-software-doesnt-fail

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Good reminder the Zepp movie is out, my 8 year olds been begging me to watch it

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one of crypto's biggest achievements will be shifting intangible asset value (legal, social, etc) from intellectual property to "physical" property.

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Old laws are innovation's defense. New laws are innovation's offense.

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there are two sides of crypto today -- tech you need (& want to use) and tech that needs you (& uses you).

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Top played on my "5th grade" list https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Qq3lX2zby9RoEPYHQFp7D?si=UAUPQ-EyT1ew5_Fy8EAHUw&pi=XscmzkVwRlCfD

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crazy peak on this one

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electric. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MG-ahrzxLE

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see https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/blackbird-gobbles-up-50m-for-its-blockchain-based-payment-loyalty-app-for-restaurants/

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credit card companies have been gate keepers of consumer loyalty, serving as middle-men to status, perks, access. with crypto, loyalty is aligned with consumer identity, & there is a lane to cut out the middle & have that relationship managed merchant to customer direct.

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traditional media > social media > user generated media traditional markets > social markets > user generated markets

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