<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The smartphone and networked publishing gave... > The smartphone and networked publishing gave ordinary people capabilities once reserved for capital-intensive institutions. Distribution became cheaper, but credibility, craft, source discipline, and sustained usefulness remained expensive forms of work. **Source:** [[livestreams/Power, Money, and Finding a Usable Path Through the System - Workbook|Power, Money, and Finding a Usable Path Through the System]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The smartphone and networked publishing gave ordinary people capabilities once reserved for capital-intensive institutions. Distribution became cheaper, but credibility, craft, source discipline, and sustained usefulness remained expensive forms of work.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-smartphone-networked-publishing-expensive-forms-work ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->