When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost one another. Noah Smith explains
23-06-2026 11:37 via noahpinion.blog

When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost one another. Noah Smith explains

When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost one another. Noah Smith explains
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Utopian fiction is implicitly anti-utopian; things regularly go awry in an ideal society
The Odyssey has survived three millennia. Can it survive a $250 million movie adaptation?
The Odyssey has survived three millennia. Can it survive a $250 million movie adaptation?
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