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May 19
17m 48s

The Long Game

Raja Haddad
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The algorithm rewards the new, the rapid, the instantly shareable. Brands need to go viral. Artists need to build audiences in months. Restaurants need to trend or they're written off. The entire vocabulary of ambition is built around the idea that if it's not happening fast, it's not happening at all. And yet, across three seasons of Forward_Moves, the p ... Show More
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