By me @stratechery: FiveThirtyEight and the Death of Average http://stratechery.com/2014/fivethirtyeight-end-average/ …
The Internet has no room for the merely average.
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Replying to @benthompson
@monkbent I've often thought that one effect of the power curve is: people must be great right out the gate. Fewer training grounds exist.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @lydialaurenson
@monkbent This means raw talent may have a harder time maturing. Also, industry values (e.g. in journalism) get passed on less to newbies.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @lydialaurenson
@lydialaurenson those are interesting points. I think you’ll likely see more writers coming up through blogs, a la Silver1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @benthompson
@monkbent But are there blogging "industry values"? Also, with current hyper-saturated content ecosystem, can indie blogs still start up?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @lydialaurenson
@monkbent There are some shared values among bloggers (e.g. open internet, or subculture-specific). But not always journalism's values...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@lydialaurenson yes. Agree with you on that. I’m not done with this topic :)
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