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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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Hey Hamish, lovely post. Thank you. At The Correspondent, where I worked before starting my Substack, we tried to build respectful debate very explicitly into our values and our model. We still couldn't avoid the occasional bitter polarisation on issues such as racism, though my beat, which was mental health, did inspire a bit of what Zeynep might call "lovefest" :) In my own 16-point Substack mission statement, I included accountability for mistakes. Zeynep has given me an idea about how to operationalise it. I also want my newsletter to exemplify my belief that disagreement isn't equal to disrespect, and vice versa, and it's inspiring to read about Zeynep's journey living that value.

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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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