Disjointed

Big things in media from 2025

Regarding the year’s rear

Dec 24, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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November 2025

How writers now hold the media power

The best infrastructure that has ever existed for media businesses

Nov 7, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie, Ricky Sutton, and Chris Duncan

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The three stages of an online ecosystem’s evolution

A conversation starter about civic systems

Nov 3, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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October 2025

Why we built a social network

Notes from my speech about Notes

Oct 24, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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Man alone, together

Individualism meets community

Oct 20, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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Free Press bought; new media era begins

A recording from Hamish McKenzie's live video

Oct 6, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie and Chris Best

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21:48

July 2025

Civilization on the electronic frontier

A new era for human thought on the internet

Jul 22, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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May 2025

Thank you for coming to my TED talk

From the temple to the garden, via Vancouver

May 22, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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A conversation with Preet Bharara about the state of the media

Why social media is a machine for bad faith, and what Preet is doing on Substack

May 19, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie and Preet Bharara

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21:38

The dawn of media democracy

A conversation with my favorite reply guy about how the media and society are evolving

May 15, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie and Scoot

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April 2025

A simple vision for the future of media organizations

Support the talent rather than owning it

Apr 15, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie

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February 2025

In conversation with Chris: Jeff Bezos, the new media, and a free press

A recording from Hamish McKenzie's live video

Feb 28, 2025 • Hamish McKenzie and Chris Best

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