I Need It to Come from a Human
Can you love something a human didn't make?
Let’s take a little writing break cause it’s 250. Leaving you with two Insta posts.
The kids are alright.
2. Could you love something a human didn’t make:
Pod: The Coldplay Protocol
Out FRIDAY 6 AM EST Apple | Spotify | Substack
Alex is back from Japan, where knobs and analog media still reign. We dig into the tangled collision of journalism and the creatory economy. Emily Sundberg’s Zuckerberg interview, Brian’s christening as the Matt Belloni-of-advertising, and why guys like Scott Galloway and Gary Vaynerchuk get a pass to cash in while “real journalists” get side-eyed for it. We also unpack AI’s creeping presence in music and writing — can you love an AI song, what happens to “providence” when anyone can fake authenticity, and why lo-fi, bathtub-recorded music is having a moment as a rebellion against it. Along the way: the AI spending bubble, token bills gone wild, the Comcast/Versant breakup, the great AC debate, and a working theory that once you’re successful enough, you inevitably become Coldplay.