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# The Hollow Core of Kevin Kelly's "Thousand True Fans" Theory
- URL: https://werd.io/the-hollow-core-of-kevin-kellys-thousand-true-fans-theory/
- Published: 2022-10-26T03:58:29.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-26T03:58:29.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“On closer examination, it turns out there are many things wrong with it. Thousand True Fans is a hollow philosophy. It is Chicken Soup for the Digital Creator's Soul, ultimately devoid of any real nutritional value. \[…\] We can have a tiny rich patron-class whose tastes and whims are the only thing that reliably gets catered to, or we can tax that rich patron-class and use the funds to actually fund the arts again.” [#Culture](https://werd.io/tag/Culture)

\[[Link](https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/the-hollow-core-of-kevin-kellys-thousand)\]