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@typeoneerror I have lots of ❤️ for anyone trying to build stuff. Hoping to help people before they walk too far down the wrong path.

@webby2001 Fantastic newsletter as always. You always give me lots to ponder.👍

Excited to see what you’re up to next! 💫

@noahflk 😥

@iChris Story of my life.

<at Home Depot>

<clerk motions to me>

“Sir, any questions about these power tools?”

<I motion to my wife>

“Talk to her. She wears the tool belt in this family.”

@tomcreighton me too!

@takeitev Yup, exactly.

@mikeherreraTD @thgchoir @mxpx @mikeherrerapod So good. 👍

I miss those days.

@ctwtn To me, hosting is decentralized in that we can all host our own stuff if we want.

(In this case, even hosting on AWS would be ok, because they’re not controlling distribution. They’re just the plumbing)

@bonder Yes! Was a big FidoNet user as a kid!

(probably age 10-13)

This is also true for crypto projects.

To attract an audience, everyone’s doing arbitrage on large, centralized platforms.

What’s the solution?

@panphora Haha. It's at the bottom.

http://justinjackson.ca/articles

http://justinjackson.ca/bootstrap

@jayclouse "Community"

@iChris That is joyous.

@simonswiss 😮😮😮

@jamesvandyne @TDR_PR 😮😮😮

@minhasv @christoph_codes Folks love to label completely rational concerns/questions as "excessive."

It's OK to ask questions and to have concerns. 👍

To answer your question: shadow-banning could be used and is really hard to detect (as a user).

HN has been using it for years. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13026617

This @josephfcox article is a reasonable counterpoint to my concern about "Elon reading our DMs:"

"I can't fathom Musk would risk that level of legal exposure for some unspecified gain." – @MalwareJake

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvneym/elon-musk-reading-twitter-dms-direct-messages

@DescriptApp For podcasting:

📆 Schedule in @savvycal
🎙️ Record in Riverside
🖥️ Edit in Descript
🎧 Publish on @TransistorFM

@theDanielJLewis @ma_franks @YaleLJournal Did you read the paper? She covers a lot of ground. 👍

@einarvollset Nice. Thanks.

Looking forward to reading your piece on the topic.

@SarahADowney But the guidelines of the First Amendment only limits the government from restricting free expression.

Those guidelines were never meant for the private sphere.

If you care about this the way you say you do, the answer is better legislation (not our individual interpretation).

@SarahADowney Again, what you’re advocating for here is just another way of moderating content.

It is no more “free speech” (as defined by US law).

For example, in the EU’s version of free speech, platforms would have less say on who gets banned (and the government would have more).

@JamieHolly Got it. Didn't catch the /s

@SarahADowney So which cultural definition are you using?

(For which people, and which companies? Located where? Afghanistan? Russia? The EU?)

The legal definition of free speech in the US allows companies to moderate content, and ban users.

@SarahADowney So it sounds like you're saying "you agree with Elon Musk's opinions on free speech, and you're happy to see them enacted."

"Free speech" is largely a legally defined concept. Elon's ideology is outside of that.

@kylefox My sense is that you are not a nihilist.

I think many folks are in favor of "maximizing psychological and social health" (S. Harris).

We have the potential, as humans, to maximize the amount of good there is in the world.

That's why it's worth taking stuff seriously.

@iChris Thanks for editing @buildyoursaas!

@smashingmag @raae So awesome! 👏

@mikeherreraTD I signed up back then but didn't keep going with that account. 😞 I didn't get it originally!

@mjwhansen Tried to join and it was full! Watching on FB now.

https://fb.watch/cCx4qdkTLj/

@brianball @SlowSteadyPod @TransistorFM Backgrounding this mobile player worked for me on my iPhone.

https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e12db08

@ianlandsman “Our assessment has shown that over their entire life-cycle in the EU, new electric vehicles are expected to have significantly lower impacts on the climate compared to conventional combustion engined vehicles.” – @NikolasAHill

https://ricardo.com/news-and-media/news-and-press/ricardo-delivers-major-european-report-on-the-lifecycle-impacts-of-road-vehicles

@dylanized Controlling one of the world’s largest social networks as a single individual (with no board or shareholders to report to) would certainly give Elon a lot of power.

@jordankdalton “Sec. 230(c)(1) [provides] immunity to internet service providers from lawsuits that attempt to make them liable for the user content posted on their sites. Social media companies, are currently considered to be service providers under Sec. 230” https://accessiblelaw.untdallas.edu/limits-free-speech-social-media

@earthlingworks @michaelkoper 🎯 that’s the central point of the article

@michaelkoper That’s definitely something I’d like to explore in the future (especially since so many billionaires now own media companies: the NYT, WP, Atlantic, etc)

In this case, I wanted to evaluate the purchase from the POV of Elon’s stated objective: to improve free speech.

@pavel_ivanovsky Interesting. I’ll have to think about that!

@mikeherreraTD @mxpx It’s very likely I wanted to bleach my hair because of you! 😆

@yarobagriy Thanks!

@webby2001 Here's what I want from a car rental place:

1. Book online in ~5 minutes
2. Show up, get the keys, leave (5 minutes)

@mikeherreraTD 👀

Love seeing all the old photos of punk kids from the 90s.

Here’s mine (’97 maybe?)

@aarondfrancis 🤯 For messaging, or watching content?

@mattragland "Asking for help" and "not waiting too long to ask for help" are underrated superpowers.

@JosephHHoward @CasJam Thanks Joe! Glad it was helpful. 👍

I originally sent this thread to my newsletter in 2016.

Every Saturday, I share my stories and tips for building bootstrapped businesses.

Subscribe here: https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

Subconsciously we believe that our connection with winners also makes us a winner.

This also explains why we brag when we meet someone famous.

As we tell the story, we're "basking" in their fame (even if it's just a reflection).

@dgkeyes @TransistorFM I’m a fan of ScreenFlow too! If that’s what you have (and what you know) you can definitely stick with that. 👍

https://youtu.be/j2HCMrfh4_o

@Swizec Nice! 🙌 Such a great feeling.

@dgkeyes @TransistorFM I still use both, but editing in Descript has a ton of advantages:

1. Easily share video clips (with captions) on social media
2. Edit the video, and easily export the audio

It makes the whole process of editing and sharing way more efficient.

@ryanbot9000 Agreed! 💯

@tnorthcutt Let me rephrase that:

Expertise, experience, and research can lead to more conviction about a topic.

For example: if you have your PhD in climate change, you'd certainly have conviction about the topic, and want to speak authoritatively about it.

The challenge is...

@jevon @Audi Fuuuuucckk

This is my biggest anxiety.

@adii @cogsyapp What a beauty! 🎉 Congrats!

@ForaLiving_Pod @TransistorFM Dang! I have had pretty good success with http://Riverside.fm

Actions recommended by @IPCC_CH:

🪨 Phase out coal
💨 Phase out methane by 1/3
💰 Increase investment in low carbon solutions by 6x
🏭 All sectors of economy must rapidly transition to clean energy, carbon capture, clean tech

@arithisandthat @nextlander Love this!! 💯

@cryptocomix1 @jarednotjerry1 @AlejandroVBeta1 @RiversidedotFM @zencastr @DescriptApp @TransistorFM @anchor Yup! You can do that on @TransistorFM:

@mjwhansen Yes! I support 14 folks currently through recurring donations: https://www.patreon.com/mijustin

@PocketBryan @leenyburger @aarondfrancis Agreed. One of my faves. 👍

@alexwestco Nice! Congrats. 🎉

@csallen 💯 this.

(I think it actually applies to everything: closer to proximity to work, groceries, school, etc = better quality of life)

@chrisachard Hahaha. I mean, it's definitely taken a bunch of my brain cycles away from my business. 😉

(But I largely like that aspect of running my own thing: I can spend a bunch of hours researching how free speech actually works in different countries)

@wbepodcast yikes... no thanks. 😅

@tomcreighton Perfect dumpling 💯

@ianlandsman Lots of people are acting.

But what has Marc done?

He has tons of money and influence; what “it’s time to build” actions has he taken?

If the point of the essay was to encourage more people with power, resources, and influence to act… what has he done?

@ianlandsman In his essay, Marc says: “We need to demand more of our political leaders, of our CEOs, our entrepreneurs, our investors. We need to demand more of our culture, of our society. And we need to demand more from one another.”

It’s govt + business + investors + science + individuals

@JackEllis Honestly, I’d be happy if he just dedicated as much money towards fighting climate change as he does in crypto.

Andreessen penned an essay on how we need to invest in, and build, real-world solutions.

But his firm as invested a measly $4.5 million in climate tech.

@TIaaDMedia 💯💯💯

@dvassallo Very nice!

@asmartbear Thank you! 🥰

@ivanbrezakbrkan 1. Invest in family
2. Invest in friendships
3. Invest in @TransistorFM
4. Invest in other indie makers
5. Invest in myself by having unique experiences

@BilalArarou @MicroConf Come to think of it, I also spoke about this at @LaraconUS in 2017.

https://youtu.be/8zKGBcFbkAM?t=1068

@brunotorious Thanks, fixed!

@Mattylantz @JackEllis are you working on… the metaverse? 😲

@louisnicholls_ @swaycopy @SparkLoopHQ Yup! That’s a good one. 👍

@daysormay @carson_bassett_ nice! I’m probably related to 72% of the people in that room

@garethkthomas This is good!

@swaycopy These days, I measure very few things. 😄

https://justinjackson.ca/marketing-steroids

@kgrsajid We don’t do it.

@hqseb Thanks for sharing it!

@DCoulbourne I am forming so many stories in my head as to what was going on here. 😅

@scottmathson Nice 👍

@valsopi Brand is definitely a way of differentiating your product. 👍

@jonathanstark Thanks for sharing it!

@hapsize Thanks for sharing it!

You listen to the interview on these podcast apps:

🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-break-through-limitations-bobby-seagull-on-council/id1587142091?i=1000553939281

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3S9Ff2kbNv9cL4OwyR9yqU?si=Cm4Ugr4uSHuRBa7t-YkfEw

⛅️ Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+zqQwn-toQ

@JordanGal Nice! 🙌

@buffalo_road WOW 😮

Another factor that founders have limited influence on is societal trends.

It's not easy to predict how a culture will evolve, and how it will affect customer behavior.

Burgers might be popular today, but might become unpopular tomorrow!

https://www.translatemedia.com/translation-blog/culture-influences-consumer-purchasing-decisions/

Paradoxically, having more restaurants in a particular area can also increase demand: "culinary neighborhoods" can attract more traffic.

In business, this is called "clustering."

https://towardsdatascience.com/clustering-culinary-neighborhoods-in-vancouver-british-columbia-d8c712399874

Another factor that affects demand is competition.

If there are 4 restaurants in an area, customers split their $ among the available options.

With more options, customers might spread their spending (resulting in less $ for each place).

Some new products combine demand from multiple categories:

For example, the iPhone is a pocket computer + phone + camera + camcorder + mp3 player + calendar + notepad + game console + alarm clock + radio + flashlight.

Steve Jobs' 📱 launch rode an existing wave of demand. 🌊

@jeff_codes Hahahaha. I'd be rolling down these Vernon hills like...

@thejonotron @RunnersSole @drmartens @fitmyfoot I walk about ~1 hour a day (to and from my office).

But... I'm also 41 years old and stiff. 😅

@thekylemarshall @TransistorFM Hahaha. I need to create a shadow YouTube channel for that

@wilburpowery Nice.

Is your daily stuff just ad-hoc, or do you have a structure for “here’s what I did today” type updates?

@MichaelDeBoey93 @taylorotwell @laravelphp @rails Yup! I’ll try to get the whole thing on YouTube.

@iamjoshfrank Any additional tools, or just Slack?

Listen to the full @taylorotwell interview on @buildyoursaas:

🍎 @ApplePodcasts: https://apple.co/35IzHdJ

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dGIo15BUzRUJBEP3nLesk?si=9uZEywfoQQSMz2d3AC9wSg

🌥️ @overcastfm: https://overcast.fm/+MBmXLgxPk

@ninjamonk @TransistorFM 😂