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Twitter shows a lower diversity of posts under Nikita, creating a super-pareto distribution of engagement (12 likes, 800 likes or 50 thousand likes, spin the wheel). Beyond algorithm design, there is a strong crowding effect across internet memes now, where exactly one topic takes over 90% of mindshare for 12-48 hours. On longer timeframes, individual symbols or people crowd out the competition and accrue all mindshare. How many pieces of content have you seen about Sydney Sweeney? Ok how about the second most viral actress? This manifested in an easy American Eagle trade this year: a viral Sydney Sweeney meme is worth 100 times more than a, say, Margot Robbie partnership, in terms of mindshare. The orders of magnitude separating first place from third have expanded aggressively. The internet, which increasingly creates reality, speaks now like a 4 note song. Staccato. Michael Burry. Michael Burry. Big Short. Michael Burry. Trump is viral again today. Trump is viral again today. It's n

Twitter shows a lower diversity of posts under Nikita, creating a super-pareto distribution of engagement (12 likes, 800 likes or 50 thousand likes, spin the wheel). Beyond algorithm design, there is a strong crowding effect across internet memes now, where exactly one topic takes over 90% of mindshare for 12-48 hours. On longer timeframes, individual symbols or people crowd out the competition and accrue all mindshare. How many pieces of content have you seen about Sydney Sweeney? Ok how about the second most viral actress? This manifested in an easy American Eagle trade this year: a viral Sy

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