@blakereid @neil Re: "The creative world is rife with competition problems but I'm not sure a perfectly competitive marketplace is one that makes creative careers meaningfully more sustainable in the aggregate." Yes... Maybe. But, IMHO, artificial choke points have no place in pure capitalism. If creators have unencumbered access to an audience, their work can speak for itself - and they can reap the commensurate reward. If that's not enough to live on, well, that problem is no different than anyone else trying to make a living doing something they enjoy. ... Seems to me the common thread in the big tech choke points is connecting creators to audience. Looking forward to seeing if the book says anything about that.