The Power of Merit

"It's merit on steroids. You could be saying the most interesting thing on a soapbox in New York and maybe 10 or 15 people hear about it and then they never hear about it again," he said. "There's an algorithm that will amplify interest, meaning if people enjoy what you're saying, science will push it out to more people." He added: "The fact that YouTube or these different platforms are incentivized to share your shit ... Never a better time to have some merit".