HIGHER

defining higher as a brand limits its potential 

and it devalues existing higher projects that don’t fit that definition 

higher is a meme

the brand is one of many projects supporting the meme

THENETWORKCOMPANY.CO x THENETWORKCOMPANY.SUBSTACK.COM

i've got nothing but respect for you and higher but this is disappointing

disappointing because what drew me to higher from the jump with the simplicity & openness of the meme, and that it could be interpreted in infinite ways

we lose that when the brand is the main framing of higher

disappointing because i've spent the majority of the past year working on higher related things but you're dismissing my commitment which feels like a dismissal of my contributions

disappointing because you essentially told me to fuck off when i push for the thing that made me a believer in higher in the first place. if i didn't care i wouldn't say anything. 

higher is decentralized, sure. but until it reaches escape velocity, you're the consensus leader here. and you seem set on pushing brand first. i don't think the broader meme can thrive if the primary comms is framing it this way. and that's why your reply killed it for me.

then the belief wasn’t that strong to begin with. we have a disagreement of opinion 

i believe my opinion actually perfectly holds your opinion within it and supports it. you don’t which is fine 

but i built a new $6k site for the community and literally one line on it in all of the new stuff is a nonstarter for you? so i say build your own site & fin?? is wall is i guess