The hosts discuss Twitter's recent announcement that they plan to introduce subscription services similar to OnlyFans, and how this move could lead to a significant increase in the company's market cap. They also touch on Twitter's lack of innovation and the possibility of CEO Jack Dorsey being replaced.
This podcast discusses the history of media in the United States and how Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter could change it. Musk seems dedicated to promoting a variety of perspectives and setting new standards for the social media platform.
There are ways for social media platforms to improve the quality of information people receive, such as eliminating bot accounts and requiring users to verify their identity. The business model of social media platforms, which is driven towards clicks, has blurred the line of integrity for sources of information.
The future of social media is about creator and user ownership, shifting away from monolithic networks that control everything, to a more sovereign tech approach that allows creators and users to own their identity, content, social, and following.
The speaker discusses the benefits of distributed curation in a low friction environment like the internet and how it differs from the current centralized curation by platforms like Twitter. He also talks about the rise of blogs in early Web 2.0 and how they were curated through a decentralized process.