John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From the Department of Didn’t See THAT Coming… Yes, it’s true: Last year, I did not predict a global pandemic in 2020. COVID is a gravitational force that warps everything it touches, so I approach this annual ritual of self-grading with trepidation. So that’s one argument for giving myself a “Nailed it.”

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

2022 will be a chaotic year for crypto – both the decentralized finance and social token/NFT portions of the industry, which will grow massively but be beset by fraud, grift, and regulatory uncertainty, as well as an explosion of new apps based on scaleable blockchains such as Solana and Avalanche. Let’s get to it.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 1, 2021

” 2021 will be a year where we search for the root causes of our failures over the past few years, and at the center of that failure is a communication system that mindlessly manufactures disinformation. I’m generally inclined to be optimistic, but rose-colored glasses stretch time. Facebook’s chickens come home to roost.

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