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LearnedHand

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6. Yup just so

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 04:37 PM

Jul 31

But I’m very enthusiastic about the whole topic of how we consume internet things.

RE enshittification: I saw a grumble the other day that ads may be coming to Substack. I mean, I live there for the thoughtful essays, but I guess enshittification was always going to happen. I’ll end up leaving Substack too, if that happens. And I pay for some of those newsletters.

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Curate your own newspaper with RSS -- Molly White - Citation Needed [View all] erronis Jul 31 OP

Cory Doctorow wrote a similar column a year or so ago LearnedHand Jul 31 #1

Yup. And Doctorow references this article by Molly White today. erronis Jul 31 #2

Dang you beat me to it! LearnedHand Jul 31 #4

Speaking of Doctorow! LearnedHand Jul 31 #3

I think we're in a self-referential loop. Just so it ain't too much "positive feedback". Blow my speakers. erronis Jul 31 #5

Yup just so LearnedHand Jul 31 #6

Same here. Pay for some. Overwhelmed by many. erronis Jul 31 #7