Creativity
What can Metalabel do for you, really?
Most of us are skeptical of new spaces and things. Do we really need to shift things up? Don’t
Metalabel
A new structure for mutual support among creative people
Creativity
Next steps towards a New Creative Era
Why does Metalabel exist? What is it here to do?
This project was born out of a loneliness I felt
Creativity
The first release platform for creative work
Today we’re unveiling a big step in establishing a new model for creative people to grow and flourish together:
Creativity
Creation feels like standing in the middle of the ocean and trying to start a wave
When you stand on the precipice of something you’ve worked hard on finally seeing the light of day, the
Scenes
This zine could change your life
Wild theory: the modern world started with a zine. This is not an accepted idea by any stretch, but it’
Creativity
How to talk about your creative work at a party
The other night I was at a fancy party feeling out of place.
For the first few moments I lurked
Creativity
The artist and the inner retreat
After recent reflections on the challenges we feel about needing to promote our work (here and here), we’ve come
Creativity
Promotional principles for creative people
I love to write but hate to publish. I naturally write all the time. Sharing is a separate, much more
Dark Forest
What if you gave yourself the gift of inner acceptance?
There’s a specific modern anxiety that comes with putting creative work online. You put your heart and soul into
Dark Forest
The Dark Forest and the Post-Individual
Earlier this week I spoke with the writer Nadia Asparahouva, author of the great book Working in Public.
In our
Metalabel
We're already in creative groups, they're just not yet self-aware
The creative world asks to be remade. Tells us it must be remade. It’s waiting for one of us
Dark Forest
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
Five years ago back when this list was less than 500 people, I sent a post about how I felt
Crypto
When the means justify the ends
This is the transcript of a talk I gave as part of the Summer of Protocols series hosted by Venkatesh
Crypto
Climbing out of the rabbit hole
“Climbing out of the rabbit hole” is a private Google Doc circulated to friends sharing Metalabel’s reflections on the
Entrepreneurship
On having a 1-of-1 purpose
A unique purpose is something people will advise having in a theoretical way (I did it in this post last
Creativity
The old shit doesn't work anymore
Last week I was on the phone with the head of a record label I respect. At the start of
Creativity
What's after the creator economy?
Metalabel and co-matter recently collaborated to produce a zine called After the Creator Economy that explores the online lives of
Crypto
Reinventing the record
Once upon a time twenty-plus years ago, people spent $100 a week on music, books, and magazines, directly supporting the