PanQuake has designed a brand new first-time-ever set of amplification tools that takes word of mouth and puts it on steroids
THREAD: Someone just asked me about the potential of @Pan_Quake in the context of #wallstreetbets yesterday.
Had PanQuake been in the mix, what could it have done?
The answer is *a LOT*.
I'm going to explain below.
qq that\u2019s a bit of a tangent - i\u2019m sure you\u2019d be interested in these sort of ideas!
— brew (@DrewDiezel) January 28, 2021
we can wage class war on wall st w collective knowledge like that subreddit , so how can we use a platform like @Pan_Quake to further leverage that power? https://t.co/wAAr1NEa4c
PanQuake has designed a brand new first-time-ever set of amplification tools that takes word of mouth and puts it on steroids
PanQuakes would have let #wallstreetbets fans, in a series of swift clicks, select the best commentary/info about WSB (either their own messages or others or a combination thereof) & in one click convert them into a single link shareable anywhere on the net
ie. no more big tech choosing what we see - now we get to choose!
Ppl who were really excited about what #wallstreetbets was doing could choose to expend ThunderQuakes on it. Either by gifting ThunderQuakes points to key WSB accounts, to help them better amplify their messages, or by crafting TQ messages of their own
Using a ThunderQuake point allows you to send a special message which shows up in the notifications tab of *EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO FOLLOWS YOU* notifying them that something special is going on
Now you see what I mean by word of mouth on steroids.
So you have to go do something IRL but don't want to stop sharing #WallStreetBets content?
@Pan_Quake takes care of that.
LoveQuaking WSB content creators you trust will keep copying their stuff to your timeline *EVEN WHILE YOU'RE OFFLINE*
If there are key people involved in WSB who you want your followers to follow, on @Pan_Quake that is achievable in literally one click.
On their account profile, you simply click the 'cupquake' icon & it will make a post promoting their account on your TL
We don't manipulate trends
We don't manipulate "top" messages
It's truly a level playing field
That in itself is a massive amplification opportunity
It doesn't take much imagining to realise what a solution like this could do for an initiative like @_WallStreetBets!
#TalkLiberation
On the right: this is what your life will be like on @Pan_Quake
#TalkLiberation
That's when we designed the solutions.
Below are all the problems we are solving.
Why? Because we love you. And we want you to realise your full potential
Join 800+ people who have already contributed to make @Pan_Quake a reality by visiting our website https://t.co/3nppEyRZJh and donating to our crowdfunding campaign today: https://t.co/XWph7Ut1yF
More from For later read
I’ve asked Byers to clarify, but as I read this tweet, it seems that Bret Stephens included an unredacted use of the n-word in his column this week to make a point, and the column got spiked—maybe as a result?
Four times. The column used the n-word (in the context of a quote) four times. https://t.co/14vPhQZktB
For context: In 2019, a Times reporter was reprimanded for several incidents of racial insensitivity on a trip with high school students, including one in which he used the n-word in a discussion of racial slurs.
That incident became public late last month, and late last week, after 150 Times employees complained about how it had been handled, the reporter in question resigned.
In the course of all that, the Times' executive editor said that the paper does not "tolerate racist language regardless of intent.” This was the quote that Bret Stephens was pushing back against in his column. (Which, again, was deep-sixed by the paper.)
Stephens goes on in his column (which never saw light of day) to cite famous Lee Atwater quote that uses racial slur, and which NYT has cited \u201cat least seven times.\u201d
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 11, 2021
"Is this now supposed to be a scandal?\u201d he asks.
...
Four times. The column used the n-word (in the context of a quote) four times. https://t.co/14vPhQZktB
That is correct. In his draft he quotes Atwater using the word (4 times) and he does not redact it.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 11, 2021
For context: In 2019, a Times reporter was reprimanded for several incidents of racial insensitivity on a trip with high school students, including one in which he used the n-word in a discussion of racial slurs.
That incident became public late last month, and late last week, after 150 Times employees complained about how it had been handled, the reporter in question resigned.
In the course of all that, the Times' executive editor said that the paper does not "tolerate racist language regardless of intent.” This was the quote that Bret Stephens was pushing back against in his column. (Which, again, was deep-sixed by the paper.)
You May Also Like
1/ Some initial thoughts on personal moats:
Like company moats, your personal moat should be a competitive advantage that is not only durable—it should also compound over time.
Characteristics of a personal moat below:
2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
3/ You don’t want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
Things that might get commoditized over time (some longer than
4/ Before the arrival of recorded music, what used to be scarce was the actual music itself — required an in-person artist.
After recorded music, the music itself became abundant and what became scarce was curation, distribution, and self space.
5/ Similarly, in careers, what used to be (more) scarce were things like ideas, money, and exclusive relationships.
In the internet economy, what has become scarce are things like specific knowledge, rare & valuable skills, and great reputations.
Like company moats, your personal moat should be a competitive advantage that is not only durable—it should also compound over time.
Characteristics of a personal moat below:
I'm increasingly interested in the idea of "personal moats" in the context of careers.
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
Moats should be:
- Hard to learn and hard to do (but perhaps easier for you)
- Skills that are rare and valuable
- Legible
- Compounding over time
- Unique to your own talents & interests https://t.co/bB3k1YcH5b
2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
People talk about \u201cpassive income\u201d a lot but not about \u201cpassive social capital\u201d or \u201cpassive networking\u201d or \u201cpassive knowledge gaining\u201d but that\u2019s what you can architect if you have a thing and it grows over time without intensive constant effort to sustain it
— Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) November 22, 2018
3/ You don’t want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
Things that might get commoditized over time (some longer than
Things that look like moats but likely aren\u2019t or may fade:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
- Proprietary networks
- Being something other than one of the best at any tournament style-game
- Many "awards"
- Twitter followers or general reach without "respect"
- Anything that depends on information asymmetry https://t.co/abjxesVIh9
4/ Before the arrival of recorded music, what used to be scarce was the actual music itself — required an in-person artist.
After recorded music, the music itself became abundant and what became scarce was curation, distribution, and self space.
5/ Similarly, in careers, what used to be (more) scarce were things like ideas, money, and exclusive relationships.
In the internet economy, what has become scarce are things like specific knowledge, rare & valuable skills, and great reputations.
