The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 Principle

From Content to Connection

Communities are now more valuable than newsletters (and other publications)

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Ernie the Attorney
Aug 01, 2025
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There was a time when creating content meant time, effort, and gatekeepers.

Monks copied manuscripts. Publishers controlled who got read.

Then the internet broke the gates.

Now, AI has removed the final barrier: it can generate ideas and explain them on demand.

This Changes Everything

AI now produces more content than humans ever have.

But that doesn't elevat…

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