Win early. Build the walled garden. Wrap it in “safety.” Ship the blandest version that won’t upset anyone.
They’ll own distribution. Then wake up one day and realize builders left.
AOL didn’t lose the internet.
It just stopped being the place where the internet happened.
Who becomes that place next?
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OpenAI is drifting into the AOL pattern.
Win early.
Build the walled garden.
Wrap it in “safety.”
Ship the blandest version that won’t upset anyone.
They’ll own distribution.
Then wake up one day and realize builders left.
AOL didn’t lose the internet.
It just stopped being the place where the internet happened.
Who becomes that place next?