The pre-publication process continues evolving, and Tuesday is hot and heavy. Another word of the day with a broad meaning, followed by 100 movie quotes from 100 movies, all in 10 minutes. This story is about platforms, content, and what happens when free comes at a new cost. A story from a world news organization that proves that nothing will stop us from the pursuit of experiencing live music.

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This time, another 4 Minute Book summary includes recommendations for several books based on a Japanese phrase called "Ikigai."  According to Nik Goke, who wrote the piece, the term has multiple meanings, and it's hard to translate it into one word in English. Given all the ideas Goke gives as possible meanings, we will use them all when considering the term Ikigai.  Here are a few of the meanings:

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Recommendations for movie clips have a "peak and valley" flow for us. If one hits the algorithm and we stay on it long enough, more will follow, and we will cross a few we need to share. Here are 100 of the best movie quote from AFI (American Film Institute). In 10 minutes, you will see quotes from 75 years of movies.

We are not power users of the Reddit site; every once in a while, a link to a Reddit story pops up, and we have reader accounts but do not publish on Reddit. This disclosure says we only have some backstories on the Reddit platform or its user base. The NYT has another report on the unrest that is currently going on within Reddit and with the user base. From the early reports, Reddit will start charging for APIs, which are programs that allow access to the Reddit platform from other applications and interfaces. This recent change could cost certain companies that use the API a lot of money they didn't have to pay yesterday.

On the one hand, why wouldn't you charge for access to a platform with millions of user-generated content? On the other, it's user-generated, and thousands of volunteers help moderate the platform in addition to the free content. Like other websites and social media platforms, Reddit started out free to everyone and everything to build the business. Once the business is built, the cost to keep it running and the opportunity to generate revenue is too high to pass up. Think; Google, Facebook, and Twitter, free to the user community, but moved to an advertising model as soon as possible. Think of many of the first music streaming services that started in the 90s and 00s; many started as free services and switched to a subscription model once they were up and running.

As a user, you need to be aware that if you use a platform to host a large part of your work, or network, things could change overnight. Our newsletter is hosted on Substack; it's a new platform and a good community for writers and publications that want to host content without advertising. But as a publication on another platform, it could go away or change tomorrow.

There have been several articles about how expensive concert tickets have been post-pandemic. As a publication highlighting music in every issue, we are torn by the information. On one side, it's supply and demand, and as a music nation, we applaud the artists and the industry that can thrive in a market like this. The fact that everyone who wants a job can drive some of the demand for live music and seeing your favorite band in concert. We can't think of a better way to celebrate life and the love of music. Reuters goes more profound on the economics of the live music industry and how it is so significant in some countries it's moving inflation; thanks, Elton J!

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