Likes were always a currency; attaching real money changes the game
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Now we've just attached actual, you go underneath it, detach the social, you know, achiness and swath, attach real real real money, value, your real money, and now you've kind of changed the game.
Episode 84: All Aboard to On-Board! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:23:25 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Picking up Oscar Merry's point, Dave says likes and follows have always been a social currency that people understand has value. Podcasting 2.0 attaches real money underneath that number, which changes the game.
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Episode 84: All Aboard to On-Board! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:21:51 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
it's a currency that doesn't have like, it has a social value, but it doesn't have well, you can have a monetary value.
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