Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In the age of algorithmic feeds on social media, Patreon CEO Jack Conte has a radical idea: an algorithmic feed that emphasizes creativity over novelty, one that gives control back to creators instead of forcing them to fit into whatever Meta, TikTok and YouTube are up to. Can it work?

Guest: Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon

Video production by Evan Campbell