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Evenly Distributed·commentary·Adam Thomas
#66: Dark Forest 🌲

Public internet noise is making trust-building harder. Going "Dark Forest" — small, private, intentional spaces — lets you ditch performative content and communicate with people who actually matter.

Score: 45Read at evenlydistributed.co
Derek Thompson's Substack·essay·Derek Thompson
Everything Is Television - Derek Thompson

Social media is secretly television: 90%+ of Instagram time is watching strangers' videos. Thompson argues everything—sports, news, politics—is converging into passive video consumption.

Score: 78Read at derekthompson.org
Bypass Hollywood·feature
They Built a Kids Franchise Without a Studio, a Network, or Permission and Pulled in Millions Doing It – Bypass Hollywood

Claynosaurz built a million-follower kids dinosaur franchise—no studio, no network—using digital collectibles, social media, and direct fan community. Millions made independently.

Score: 72Read at bypasshollywood.online
CNN·feature·Rachel Tashjian
Can Gucci make luxury AI? | CNN

Demna debuts at Gucci with AI-generated campaign imagery and safe, commercial runway looks — provocative tools, underwhelming results.

Score: 58Read at edition.cnn.com
Yahoo Autos
Driving One of These Cars Gets You Automatically Judged

12 cars and the instant judgments they trigger — from BMW's turn-signal-avoiders to Subaru's trail-obsessed outdoorsy types. Mostly lighthearted, low stakes.

Score: 38Read at autos.yahoo.com