Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @SamOltman: Excited that Jason is back at @Recode/@voxdotcom, equally excited to read his book in the future! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@KurtWagner8 (Shhh don’t tell anyone but I’m now a cryptozillionaire) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@fimoculous @unclegrambo (It’s kinda more interesting?) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Have heard same. Easy to see how this disconnect would happen: Spotify thinks it is hiring the Obamas to host hit podcasts; Obamas think they are signing another lucrative production deal. https://t.co/C1qoKGAPNP — PolitiTweet.org

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@KurtWagner8 Right on time https://t.co/xmfJjBy9X5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@KurtWagner8 Dumb. They only need one for Bitcoin and another for Web3. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DCFoodPundit @jeffjarvis Yup. And Apple had to limit fart apps. We argued here that the iPhone didn’t fully hit stride until the 4: https://t.co/el340hN3QF And it took time for app-makers to fully exploit it in ways we couldn’t have imagined. But you could still understand its potential from the start. — PolitiTweet.org

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The guy who used to run this site is a Bitcoin Maxi, which is a delightful cryptoism for someone who believes - very passionately - that Bitcoin is the only true crypto. Crypto theology is wild. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jayrosen_nyu Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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@jeffjarvis 🙏 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jeffjarvis I started out reporting this piece by asking web3 folks to point me to real world examples of web3 beyond nfts/collecting/speculation. I have yet to find any but would be happy to learn about some. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @anildash: This is a very good overview of the web3 hype & reality for folks who haven’t had a chance to (or haven’t been interested to)… — PolitiTweet.org

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And now we can add Tom Brady to the list. Greatest quarterback ever. And a liar. And now he’d like to sell you some crypto and some supplements. https://t.co/4RFI4IV3IK — PolitiTweet.org

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Like I said, it happens all the time so I get irked but not personally offended. But I definitely mark their names on my mental Liars Ledger. — PolitiTweet.org

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But at least half the time it’s bullshit. It’s a done deal but they don’t want you to say that. They want to say it themselves, or they want someone else to say it at a certain time. I think they tell themselves that they’re not lying, but it’s definitely a lie. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Sometimes when you’re reporting something the person or company you’re reporting on - or their pr people - tell you that the thing you’re reporting about isn’t true. They haven’t made a decision or raised money or bought a company or whatever, they insist. Sometimes that’s true. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sleslie @EthanZ This one is a little older (2021!) but definitely read @robinsloan if you haven’t already https://t.co/NOg9imJjBq — PolitiTweet.org

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@hsmittman But the gambling pitches are even more aggressive. And combining an addictive device (for many of us) with an addictive behavior (for some of us) seems quite combustible. — PolitiTweet.org

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@hsmittman Quite close tbh. One reason I signed up for Robinhood was to see how they interacted with users. And sending constant updates about stock movements certainly has echoes of the gambling pitches. — PolitiTweet.org

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“The reason why VCs and startup people who are not baked into the old winners are excited about this is the opportunity to create new winners.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@theadamgoldman Indeed. Right now it’s only of interest to collectors/speculators/investors. The breakthrough stuff remains theoretical. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m a cautious Web3 skeptic: If it’s only about ways to collect/speculate on digital goods then it’s not very interesting (and quite bubbly). But there are a bunch of smart people who are convinced there’s more. And a lot of people who are just pining for something new. — PolitiTweet.org

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Still wondering when/if Apple puts limits on mobile betting apps - either out of concern for users or to reduce liability or both. — PolitiTweet.org

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@NellieBowles Well, you have twitter, so that’s cool. Also there’s a service called substack and you can use it to get a bunch of emails telling you the world is about to end. It’s free but if you want the most angry stuff you have to pay. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SarahScire: The editorial director of NYT Games claims to have not played Wordle but says the response "lit a fire under [her] ass." ht… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @clockwerks: he made a fun thing on the web, he didn’t have to ask permission to put it out there, everyone played, linked, shared, prom… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonWechsler or it goes to zero real fast. Worthwhile bet tho. — PolitiTweet.org

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@shadow27 @mrfree47 @Nandor690 I would guess that more than a few people have canceled their subscriptions - but not nearly as many as you think. In any case the stock market has moved on (and may not have cared to begin with) — PolitiTweet.org

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If you have a thing that a lot of people like The New York Times would like to buy it from you. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here, by the way, is a useful chart @ranimolla and I pubbed a year ago about high streaming churn, using @AntennaData. It’s expensive to acquire new customers and hard to keep them. https://t.co/AWWqWaMV7B — PolitiTweet.org