Now That's What I Call Funny: Vol. 3

We're back with more stuff that made me chortle.

Please excuse the profanity, but: HOT DIGGITY!

This monthly humor roundup has quickly become one of my favorite posts to write for the simple fact that I get to revisit all the funny stuff I’ve seen recently on the internet. It’s a good reminder that technology isn’t entirely awful, and humans frequently make great things!

(Say, that sounds kind of like my take on AI last week... Check it out if you didn’t get a chance.)

A.I. isn't scary. Your boss is.

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Example A of the internet not being terrible: the Instagram account I recently started following called Yesterday’s Print.

Thank you to whatever twist of the algorithm dropped this account into my feed.

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Carlos Greaves recently offered an exciting counterpoint to the 1,000 True Fans method of building an artistic career, which reasons that all you need is 1,000 people who love your work enough to pay $100 per year for it. That sounds reasonable in the abstract, but a hundred bucks is more than a Netflix subscription! Do I really have more to offer 1,000 souls than the Tiger King himself?

The alternative sounds much easier:

Well, I’m here to tell you that 1,000 True Fans is a load of crap. Because there’s a much more achievable, far more sustainable way to have a creative career. It’s called the One Wealthy Recluse model.

The One Wealthy Recluse model is simple: rather than finding 1,000 people who are willing to pay $100 for your work, you only need to find one person who is willing to pay $100,000 for your work. It doesn’t take a math genius to realize that finding 1,000 fans is 1,000 times more difficult than finding one fan.

Read more from Carlos, including his excellent advice for Substackers, by subscribing to Shades of Greaves.