Some context to this post, because it really isn’t just about memory (that’s the back story). It is really setting the scene for what I think will be a series of posts that I will link to from here that is exploring whether Geoffrey Moore’s chasm thinking can be applied to a country. Still not sure it can - but we will see as the journey unfolds.
“Mastodon will never be Twitter and vice versa. Each are their own thing. What matters is the people.”
đź’¬ Dave Winer
“Not one of FTX’s 86 investors took a board seat at the crypto exchange, highlighting the exchange’s lack of oversight.
đź’¬ The Information
“Sam Bankman-Fried, whom my son now calls Bank Man Fried, as in French fries.”
đź’¬ Dana Blankenhorn
“Could a rebranded MAGA movement continue by just replacing the frontman? Is it still Journey without Steve Perry, or the Grateful Dead without Jerry Garcia? In a way, yes. MAGA could Jefferson Starship itself indefinitely as long as the crowds keep vibing. But without the original magic the venues tend to shrink, the fans get old, and it all starts to seem a little pathetic.”
đź’¬ The Bulwark
Amazon Shake Out
Amazon’s devices unit had operating losses of more than $5 billion annually in recent years. Amazon’s Echo smart speakers appear to be mostly used for playing music and setting timers, not online shopping, as Amazon had hoped.
đź’¬ The Information
“I think what’s going on in crypto in the last few days, is going to scare people, and is going to scare regulators into action.”
đź’¬ Larry Summers
“The podcast is about using FeedLand to write, not just read. About the connection to micro.blog and hopes for connection to Mastodon. And leveraging Markdown in your feeds, how to do it with no breakage.”
đź’¬ Dave Winer
Day 6: echo
“Just give me a little more echo.”
đź’¬ Apocryphal Elvis
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