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Chris Best, Co-founder and CEO of Substack, discusses attention, quality, and gatekeepers in media, building an audience, using AI as a creative tool, and the state of freedom of speech. The podcast explores Substack's challenges, niche content, cultural attitudes towards paying for content, network structures, and the impact of AI tools on content creation.
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- Attention is highlighted as the key scarcity in modern media, impacting content quality.
- Substack champions decentralized media, empowering individual creators and challenging traditional gatekeepers.
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Attention Is the Limiting Factor in the Media World
Attention is identified as the essential element lacking in the modern media environment. The speaker reflects on a time when getting bored was possible but contrasts it with today's constant need for distraction. This shift highlights the surplus of content available, emphasizing the scarcity of quality as a result of attention being the limiting factor.
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