The Technium: Better Than Free

[When copying makes things free and infinite, 8 'generative' values that people might pay for include: immediacy; personalization; interpretation, support, or guidance; authentic versions; easy access on multiple devices, and backup; physical representations or in-person events; appreciation through patronage; discoverability and distribution.]

CONSPIRACY

[Nudging people towards your conclusion while making them think they arrived there themselves will keep them resistant to questioning their basis for belief.]

[Conspiracism is more invested in the issues of specific leaders (bad satan worshippers) than the structure of power itself.]

[The face of Jesus and Mary may be commonly found on toast and fruit in Christian nations, wheras the name of Allah might be found on cantaloupe skins in Indonesia.]

['Is it possible that…' has a very low barrier for proof.]

[One function of the 'satanic ritual abuse' conspiracy is to deny that sexual violence is banal and that culture empowers men to do it.]

[A movie lets you spend time together without having to make lots of small talk; sports might even let you root for the same team.]

[God Speed is three miles per hour. Jesus didn't take a chariot to get there faster.]

[Can worrying add even a single hour to your life?]

Top five business lessons

[Clients don't value your effort or service as much as how it makes them feel or the possibilities it opens for them, so charge who's willing to pay for that.]