@monkbent @stratechery says market will be "ultimate arbiter of what writers are worthwhile" - more like worthwhile AND good self-promoters
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@aschirtz I’m more optimistic that quality will matter in the long run -
@monkbent I think writers will still need to amplify - too much noise -
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@aschirtz did you see my last two pieces by chance? http://stratechery.com/2014/fivethirtyeight-end-average/ … and http://stratechery.com/2014/stages-newspapers-decline/ … (Apologies if you did) -
@monkbent fair enough. Reading now :) -
@aschirtz cool - I actually talk about both points, that’s all -
@monkbent just gave you 8 min of my attention! Agree that ad model isn't only problem, but content still has to compete, so platform is key - 1 more reply
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@monkbent@stratechery newspapers an old world manufacturing operation, like tanning hides. Journalism is/was/will be separate/distinct -
@treehcapital indeed. It’s more than the printing press that is obsolete though - the entire org is -
@monkbent exactly, org structure was built to support the manufacturing operation's constraints/costs/opportunities~which now don't matter
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