“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement

Source: https://www.anildash.com/2024/02/06/wherever-you-get-podcasts/?ref=404media.co

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being able to say, "wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have ownership over their work and their relationship with their audience. (via)

Many times, the value of open technology systems can be measured by which ecosystems they extract dollars away from. (via)

What podcasting holds in the promise of its open format is the proof that an open web can still thrive and be relevant, that it can inspire new systems that are similarly open to take root and grow. Even the biggest companies in the world can't displace these kinds of systems once they find their audiences. (via)