1/ If Joe Rogan were to leave centralized web2 platforms like Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, where his content is *hosted* is a way less interesting issue than how his content is *distributed*.
2/ Prior to going exclusive with Spotify, Rogan used the decentralized protocol that most other podcasters use, RSS. All of the centralized podcast platforms were able to list the podcast by simply subscribing to his RSS feed.
3/ However, the podcaster <> listener relationship is not direct; the podcast clients/platforms listeners choose as their default podcast player have the ability to block access or hide content from given feed.
Seems like Austin and Miami are the early winners of the COVID-driven SF emigration.
Utah is 3rd place.
(Original observation was weighted by anecdotal evidence of interesting people with an existing track record, who have access to capital, and still actively looking to tackle hard/ambitious problems and build stuff.)
Jackson is beautiful but land is $$$$ and not enough density.
Hawaii has 11% top marginal rate and time zone makes it hard to manage if you have West and East Coast based people.