Keep It to Yourself! Gatekeep More
Summary
A straphanger makes a passionate plea for collective secrecy. Stop sharing your favorite spots online. Keep discoveries to "two friends max, maybe one immediate family member." The logic is simple: everything good that gets posted immediately gets ruined, either selling out completely or getting bought by a private equity group that dilutes quality and jacks up prices. Kareem agrees. The rider's philosophy extends to books, films, restaurants, basically anything worth experiencing. Guard it fiercely.
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So what's your take? My take, Kareem, is that I think we need to gatekeep more. 100% agree. Gatekeep everything, everything.
More secrets. If you enjoyed something recently—whether it's a book, a film, a restaurant, a restaurant—keep that to yourself. Keep it to yourself.
Inner circle only. Limit it, limit it to two friends max, maybe one immediate family member. No matter what, do not post about it online.
Why? Because any time a good thing gets posted online, immediately gets ruined. It one of two outcomes: it either becomes sold out or it gets bought out by private equity group.
Dilutes the quality, jacks up the price. Keep it to yourself.