Eugene and Charis discuss the creator economy from two perspectives: the impact on newsrooms and the rise of apps like NewNew.

00:07:17 Creator economy

00:29:28 NewNew

Creator economy vs. newsroom leadership: A fight for talent by David Tvrdon

For Creators, Everything Is for Sale by Taylor Lorenz

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Charis and Eugene talk about how museum gift shops decide what to sell. They also discuss what it means to share authentically with audiences and the wisdom in disconnecting what we share on the Internet from our physical selves.

00:04:58 Museum gift shops

00:26:27 Sharing authentically

The Authenticity Trap: Fear and Loathing in the Virtual World by Amanda Greeley

How museum gift shops decide what to sell by Antonella Crescimbeni

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Eugene and Charis discuss performative positivity in relation to design and how pessimism can make design better. They also talk about how to build self-worth as someone who does creative work.

00:03:32 Performative positivity

00:32:16 Self-worth

Against Performative Positivity by Danah Abdulla

Building Self-Worth by Ward Andrews

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Charis and Eugene talk about worldbuilding as a visionary, collaborative practice as described by Ryan Madson in Strelka Mag—Wakanda being an example of worldbuilding. They also discuss NFTs: what they are, what the possibilities could be, what they hype is about.

00:02:54 Worldbuilding

00:20:53 NFTs

Worldbuilding Forever: Bold Ideas for Our Collective Futures by Ryan Madson

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Eugene and Charis discuss how music is a crucial part of the continued growth of the creator economy. They also talk about MetaHuman Creator, a new browser-based app released by Epic Games that allows anyone to build digital humans quickly via Unreal Engine.

00:03:20 Music creator economy

00:26:00 MetaHuman Creator

Music is the creator economy catalyst by Maarten Walraven-Freeling

Epic’s new MetaHuman tool lets you craft realistic faces inside a browser by Nick Statt

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Charis and Eugene talk about luxury’s involvement in resell and how that will impact the fashion resell and retail markets. They also discuss Twitter’s flaws and whether a complete overhaul is necessary and good for everyone.

00:02:35 Luxury resell

00:25:31 Overhauling Twitter

Luxury's Involvement in Resell Could Be the Beginning of the End by Karl Thomas Smith

The Capitalist Case for Overhauling Twitter by Scott Galloway

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Eugene and Charis talk about what the Dunning-Kruger Effect is (a supposed bias in our thinking regarding gauging competency), whether it’s real or not, and what our tendency to believe in it means about us. They also discuss why editorial platforms will dominate retail in the long term.

00:01:50 The Dunning-Kruger Effect

00:27:31 Editorial/retail relationship

Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’ by Doug Stephens

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real by Jonathan Jarry

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Charis and Eugene discuss how food delivery apps are rooted in a human desire for convenience and contributing to destroying restaurants. They also talk about a new book coming out by David Yi titled “Pretty Boys” and the history of masculinity.

00:02:47 Food delivery apps

00:15:03 Masculinity

The True Cost of Convenience by Deepti Sharma

David Yi on History’s ‘Pretty Boys’ by Alexa Tietjen

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Eugene and Charis talk about the problem with perfectionism. They also discuss the pivot fashion magazines have made over the last few years towards being less superficial.

00:02:13 Perfectionism

00:28:59 Magazine pivot

The Problem With Being Perfect by Olga Khazan

Magazines Pivot Beyond Fashion as Age of Superficiality Ends by Tianwei Zhang

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Charis and Eugene talk about a new marketplace for buying and selling pre-owned subscriptions. They also break down the process of creativity and whether “jootsing” (Jumping Out Of The System) works.

00:03:50 Reselling subscriptions

00:20:00 Jootsing

“Jootsing”: The Key to Creativity by Farnam Street

Unloved, a marketplace for pre-owned tech subscriptions

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