Cory Doctorow on Nostr: But making a good product is a lot of work and not everyone is capable of it. ...
But making a good product is a lot of work and not everyone is capable of it. Instead, "moat" now just means some form of lock in. Davies counsels us to replace "moat" with:
> our subscription system and proprietary interface mean that our return on capital is protected by a strong Berlin Wall, preventing our customers from getting out to a freer society and forcing them to consume our inferior products for lack of alternative.
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