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Building the artist-owned internet 🌐 Subvert @subvert.fm
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Look at the LinkedIn profile of startup founders working in art/ culture. Did they start in finance or consulting? Ngmi. Can’t wash that off

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Socialist Bandcamp

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The solution to platform capitalism isn’t cooler capitalists

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through subvert, i've encountered some deeply cynical folks cultural scenes can carry collective trauma like people do - instinctively rejecting new ideas because they remind us of past betrayal this results in defensive responses to new stimuli, even if it may be an antidote

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editing the subvert zine for a second print run these lines stuck out to me "We don’t just want to fulfill our ideals — we want to win." "We understand that we are building a business, not just an experiment in online democracy."

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Waiting for an ex-Spotify product manager to fix the music industry With the right LinkedIn connections, anything is possible

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the best problems to solve are both novel and obvious user-owned platforms user-owned platforms user-owned platforms

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I wanted to trust the service, but its mission statement wasn’t virtuous enough

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spotify critique is kind of annoying at this point? "anti-spotify" positioning by startups rarely manifests as more than performative virtue signaling in reality it's just market response to consumer sentiment no deeper political consciousness or philosophy of systems change

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In the 80's, Revenge of the Nerds was a comedy Today it's a horror movie

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I really think platform cooperativism will become a louder discussion as we descend into technofeudalism

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The first step to changing systems is to see them and understand them

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Bootstrapping a global cooperative two-sided marketplace platform is not easy 😅 Especially the paying lawyers part

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In solidarity with Canadian friends, I will start banking with Tim Hortons Financial

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Simple Sabotage Field Manual (but for platforms)

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We need co-ops because we can’t rely on either the state or the crumbs of philanthropy

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In a world where leftists are afraid to build tech platforms The only thing we will have are Paris Marx podcasts Self described critics critiquing with critics

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My most old man quality: If I’m in a city with Roman Empire ruins, I’m going to visit them

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In Braga, Portugal for Square 25 conference fest Talked about community ownership in music and met several @subvert.fm members

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As someone who believes we can build a cooperative future I don’t know why James Blake spends his social capital promoting standard VC startups

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This is your sign to join @subvert.fm

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@subvert.fm added ~1000 new members in a week The hunger for structural alternatives is very real

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A streaming service can be a collective of artists that contribute to an FTP and charge outsiders to access

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This techlash will be different This time we’ll build resilient and competitive alternatives

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Subvert didn’t start by asking investors permission Our design, development, and bills are being paid for by zine sales and memberships

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I don’t co-ops to be cute. I want them to be mean. I want them to win.

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I’ve read every Godin book. This is the best writing on systems and systems change I’ve come across

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