We Love the Internet 2021/04: The Generation Z, you’re adorkable edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• The Moderation War Is Coming to Spotify, Substack, and Clubhouse
• He may hold the winning ticket in tech and Silicon Valley knows it
• Welcome to the Multiverse: Studios Lean Into Fan Demand
• This Netflix Analyst Has Cost Investors a 2,000% Return
• The Great Gatsby has one of the most iconic covers ever printed. How do you redesign it?

Reference points:

• The podcast business is booming, but few are making money

Longer reads:

• Generation Z, You’re Adorkable
• The great unbundling
• The business of influence with MKBHD

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• if british sitcoms were set during the pandemic
• Grandpa Amu used 129 wooden blocks to build Luban locks

Things to look at/read:

• 2021 Is Already Doing More for Celebrity Gossip Than 2020 Ever Did
• Florida Man Arrested for Stealing Floating Tiki Hut
• What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?
• Finland’s coldest town launches parody bid for 2032 Summer Olympics to highlight global warming

Animal corner:

• Owls also like to just lay around
• Rockhopper penguins in the Falkland Islands — the confused penguin!
• Waking up a sleepy seal
• Skier meets a capercaillie
• i put eyes on the cat’s bed and could not be happier with the result

Tweets of the week:

• good evening people of gotham, you have 24 hours to turn in The Batman
• I FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TURN TOLSTOY OVER AND IT’S NOTHING GOOD
• Two elderly British ladies greeting each other
• Oh no
• This shouldn’t have made me laugh this much
• What’s lockdown 3 been like?
• When capitalism gets depression
• Just saw Cookie Monster’s mum in the waiting room at the hospital.

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The 50 Best Cult Movies
• The Unknowable MF DOOM

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