Passion Economy

The following post was originally written for Doug’s blog, The Contrarian Mindset. The blog explores contrarian ideas across investing, tech, and beyond.  Earning the attention of other people is a timeless game. Winners of the attention game get a person’s…

High barriers to content production and distribution (think recording studios, television networks, newspaper presses, broadcasting companies) made the world boring. Upfront costs must be recouped and exceeded for content to be worth the investment, which incentivized optimizing for “hits.” Hits…