The more popular forms of video-based social media (TikTok/Reels) offer extra freedom and fun without the pressure to look perfect. AI tools are an accelerant to this, allowing creators to push boundaries and embrace the absurd with no need for calculated curation. Let's dive into how AI is contributing to the memetic landscape and influencing synthetic culture.

The age of 'idea guys' taking back control is upon us, and thanks to AI, the gap between concept and creation is vanishing faster than ever. Anyone with internet access and anywhere on the IQ curve, can now become a creator, whether human, agent, or AI.

In the past, animals had more straightforward, functional roles, like hunting, guarding, or shepparding. Today there is a much more emotional role they play as well. They're treated like royalty amongst households, even tokenized into billion-dollar assets, and rising as media stars thanks to "petfluencers" giving them the spotlight. The confluence of a few factors: 1) rise of the importance humans place on pets, 2) "petfluencer" creator economy, and 3) financialization of said relationships ...

If you recall Delphi's article on gaming, there are some concepts I want to revisit around the magic circle and more that I think are now also applicable for socialfi. Social media in loose terms is the new "sports". Twitter is a league, for yappers. As is TikTok, brainrot league. The list goes on. Take sports such as as soccer which is a skill based game in its purest form. Players can't pay to win. Monetization model of sports like soccer revolves around metagames or products/services that ...

What would the digital content version of Amazon's cashier-less "just walk out" technology look like?Amazon has previously received criticism for involvement of remote contractors, hence the shopping experience wasn't actually fully automated. Things seem to be improving since: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-just-walk-out-dash-cart-grocery-shopping-checkout-stores

Who remembers Quibi? A flameout for the ages, going from $1.8b in funding to shutting down in 6 months. As chaotic as Quibi was, I liked...

Many crypto products are solutions in search of a problem. Here's a big problem: mental health

Snapchat AR lenses, memecoins, GIFs, chat stickers, Moshicam borders. What do these all have in common? They help the underlying product ...