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government Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Subscription platforms like Substack and OnlyFans tend to become a Girardian bubble, where a few visible successes obscure the many who quietly give up after failing to build an audience. Subscription platforms like Substack and OnlyFans tend to become a Girardian bubble, where a few visible successes obscure the many who quietly give up after failing to build an audience. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Substack's platform design emphasizes paid subscriptions so strongly that it obscures the option to sign up for free. — tap to centre the map on it Substack's platform design emphasizes paid subscriptions so strongly that it obscures the option to sign up for free. Last stated 8 years ago
5 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Boycotting Substack is a mistake: it would hand the platform entirely to the far right. — tap to centre the map on it Boycotting Substack is a mistake: it would hand the platform entirely to the far right. Last stated 5 months ago
6 Jun 2026
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John Ganz — holds since 2026-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Self-publishing on Substack has the merit that no publisher decides what he can and cannot write. — tap to centre the map on it Self-publishing on Substack has the merit that no publisher decides what he can and cannot write. Last stated 6 months ago
14 May 2026
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Melvin Burgess — holds since 2026-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Substack seems better suited to articles and essays than to publishing novels. — tap to centre the map on it Substack seems better suited to articles and essays than to publishing novels. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Melvin Burgess — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For streaming services, a large back catalog matters more for reducing subscriber churn than for boosting sign-up numbers. — tap to centre the map on it For streaming services, a large back catalog matters more for reducing subscriber churn than for boosting sign-up numbers. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meta behaves like a rogue state and will keep doing so until regulators break it up or an AI bubble pop bankrupts it. — tap to centre the map on it Meta behaves like a rogue state and will keep doing so until regulators break it up or an AI bubble pop bankrupts it. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
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Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Subscriptions will play a much bigger role in monetizing AI than people expect. — tap to centre the map on it Subscriptions will play a much bigger role in monetizing AI than people expect. Last stated 9 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Shishir Mehrotra — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every hobby community has profitable auxiliary niches serving needs its members can't fill themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Every hobby community has profitable auxiliary niches serving needs its members can't fill themselves. Last stated 9 months ago
30 Jan 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are