Velocity is the new authority

As always, the medium is the message.

23 Mar 2026

Yikes:

“Once velocity is the prize, quality becomes risky. Thoughtfulness takes time. Reporting takes time. Living with a product or an idea takes time. Yet the window for relevance keeps shrinking, and the penalty for lateness is erasure."

NOTE: While it's true that the algorithm is the culture, that's all the more reason to push back against it. Be slow. Be creative. Take risks. And make something worth slowing down for.

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