Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@can Also in many places now the writer is expected to create the headline as well, or at least contribute to it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@cpen @zamosta 😬 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“I'm optimistic myself. I'm putting my early prediction money on 7 million viewers, in the range of last night's Winter Olympics audience, just on a par with a typical Young Sheldon viewership.” ⁦@richardrushfield⁩ pre-dunking on Oscars 2022. https://t.co/wbT5J8Qefd — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaykaydee @Dorv Sometimes it does feel very ghost kitchen-y. Mostly just Uber eats/door dash dudes parked on scooters outside waiting for orders. Otoh it’s packed when the area high schools get out. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Dorv: @pkafka I don’t know how universal this experience was, but our local local Chipotle defaults to not taking orders in-store when… — PolitiTweet.org

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(Otoh the reason I just started using the app was that it was often literally the only way to buy anything at my local, bc they didn’t have enough bodies to staff the cash register.) — PolitiTweet.org

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They do have a very good app. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Meet Peloton’s new CEO, via this 2018 profile of Barry McCarthy by @teddyschleifer https://t.co/XbRk7A82vD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @oneunderscore__: A bunch of different far-right groups have been angling for an American knockoff of the Trucker Convoy. Ideas are all… — PolitiTweet.org

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The person to talk to about Peter Thiel is @chafkin, who wrote a book about the angry outcast who amassed power, bankrupted Gawker and embraced Trump. So I did that last fall: https://t.co/3x62qly62S — PolitiTweet.org

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This 2019 Joe Rogan profile by @DevinGordonX remains essential reading, especially for the many people who haven’t listened to Joe Rogan. https://t.co/hkDSVnD36C — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kevinroose: In the time I've been reporting on crypto, web3, etc. I haven't found that many successful projects that are "useful" for s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TweetBenMax: Adams appears at times, including here, frustrated that the news media is focused on his habits & truthfulness. Read late… — PolitiTweet.org

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@petersterne It’s the employees who have been the most consistent critics. But this is also very much written with a public audience in mind. They need artists on their side/at least not against them. — PolitiTweet.org

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PS it would be useful to hear what the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks think about all this. https://t.co/JLlQoQbFoz — PolitiTweet.org

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So: If a *lot* of people - not just people on Twitter - want to change things, they can. Same for a much smaller number of artists with huge reach. Unless that happens, this is likely to be where we are at. At least until the end of Rogan’s current Spotify deal. — PolitiTweet.org

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On the other hand: Unlike Twitter, FB, YouTube, etc, you can absolutely leave Spotify and get the exact same experience many other places. And very low switching costs to go to Apple, Amazon etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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Other differences: Spotify and the biggest music stars and biggest music labels are symbiotic/co-dependent/détente partners/pick your metaphor. They’d all rather this goes away. — PolitiTweet.org

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As many have pointed out, this incident echoes one we’ve seen on many other social media platforms. As I and many others have pointed out, it’s quite different: This isn’t Spotify anguishing over something someone uploaded to Spotify: It’s about something they bought. — PolitiTweet.org

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To sum up: We are nearly two weeks into Rogangate (2022 version) and only a handful of musicians and podcasters have left the platform. Unless that changes - or a meaningful number of people leave Spotify - this will be the status quo. — PolitiTweet.org

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@austin_rief Apples to tomatoes: YouTube’s content budget is ~ 50% of its ad revenue. — PolitiTweet.org

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@brooke @qhardy News Radio was awesome. — PolitiTweet.org

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This line of argument is bizzare but has caught on with people who don’t want you to think very hard about this. — PolitiTweet.org

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Apologies missed a section: this appears after “squares with our values” https://t.co/LpFz0RK9PA — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/1YX5k6E9pU — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/nKx6qjMX5W — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/VNVgEbxBST — PolitiTweet.org

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Full text of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s note to staff: https://t.co/3FHlmzV3UW — PolitiTweet.org

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“Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress. “ — PolitiTweet.org

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“And I want to make one point very clear – I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer. We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.” — PolitiTweet.org