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Do this more often. Great column.

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blogging never went out of style. i mean, substack is effectively a blog platform that has a slightly-better distribution system baked-in...

... seriously, wtf.

... been blogging every single day for the last 20 years. it's still here and it's not going anywhere.

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Great article. That model sounds like it will work well for those who wish to engage; a greater challenge is how to influence those who are more ready to accept simpler, less nuanced discussion. Discuss.

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Fantastic piece. Would love more of these stories!

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I loved this. It's also great training in this quick hits world to deep dive and sit with an idea.

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As someone who's followed Zeynep's work and the economics of attention for some time, both commercially and academically, I believe the problem is the lack of education and understanding of the attention economy - and its exploitation by social media platforms, not the attention economy itself.

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Alright how are you bringing back the blogroll tho?

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You write, I will be the READER. Thank you.

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“It’s hard to go for that scale with kind of complicated, nuanced stuff.” Yes. Good to see this acknowledged somewhere. Would love to see it cultivated more on Substack.

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This is so true. Jus a simple thank you for underlining this important truth in our time.

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Back to email and blogs - the social media apps are dead via Congressional decree.

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Awesome post. I explore similar themes on my platform, riclexel.substack.com

Particularly the theme of tribalism, and how it manifested itself during my incarceration. I would be honored if you gave me a read.

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NewsBox is right-leaning politically incorrect publication reporting on USA politics,China and Economy

https://plinews.substack.com/

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