Episode 126 — Getting to the Future Faster

Ben and James discuss the development of theory, why blogs have disrupted books, and why too many in tech are too pessimistic about humanity.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: Defining Aggregators — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/defining-aggregators)

• Ben Thompson: Aggregation Theory — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2015/aggregation-theory)

• Ben Thompson: More Aggregators — Stratechery Daily Update (stratechery.com/2017/uber-in-london-a-correcti…)

• Ben Thompson: Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2015/netflix-and-the-conservat…)

• Ben Thompson: TV Advertising’s Surprising Strength — and Inevitable Fall — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2016/tv-advertisings-surprisin…)

• Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/books-and-blogs)

• Ben Thompson: Friction — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/friction)

• Ben Thompson: Twitter’s Marketing Problem — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2014/twitter-market)

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

• James Allworth, @jamesallworth (twitter.com/jamesallworth), Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&sort=po…)

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