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People vs Algorithms | Troy Young | Substack

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I look for patterns in media, business and culture. My POV is informed by 30 years of leadership in media and advertising businesses. Pledge your support I haven't read famed producer Rick Rubin's new book "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" and probably won't. But it's fun to listen to him ramble on about his Buddhist like dedication to creative process, among other interesting music things. Rubin is doing a remarkable amount of press lately, most recently stopping by Ezra Klein's podcast. It's worth a listen. Early in the episode they talk about the things that emerge in our world, things that "unfold," simultaneously (like say, punk rock, with Ramones in the US and the Clash in UK) because for one cosmic reason or another, people tap into the same energy, at the same time: "If you have an idea you are excited about and you don't bring it to life it's not uncommon for idea to finds its voice through another maker, this isn't because the other artist stole your idea, but because the id

I look for patterns in media, business and culture. My POV is informed by 30 years of leadership in media and advertising businesses. I haven't read famed producer Rick Rubin's new book "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" and probably won't. But it's fun to listen to him ramble on about his Buddhist like dedication to creative process, among other interesting music things. Rubin is doing a remarkable amount of press lately, most recently stopping by Ezra Klein's podcast. It's worth a listen. Early in the episode they talk about the things that emerge in our world, things that "unfold,"…

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