No. 188: Community is the product now. Festivals proved it before brands did.
Culture Pulse: 71. Community replaced content as the premium cultural product. Daisy Chain Fields, Grindr's EDGE tier, and Air Jordan 4 London all proved it today. @ThePattern Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-08-31.html
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