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Word Dog 50Plus's avatar

Speaking of naive... Mr. Anonymous lost credibility with me when he didn't know that The Rolling Stones were touring in 2024. Their Hackneyed Diamonds tour was also in conjunction with a newly released album by the same name.

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davecomedy's avatar

"I don't want to ascribe malice where stupidity might be a better explanation" could apply to so many things today.

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Khalil Jezini ⭐️'s avatar

Hey Kristina, check this out, we've created the uprising!

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Dr Anney V's avatar

Thank you Kristina & Mr A for talking about this- it is so true and the truth hurts!

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Ivan David Lippens's avatar

Your last name is as bold as it gets. 😅

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Kristina God's avatar

Hi Ivan, it's my real name :) It's British.

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Bob, the Free Radical's avatar

"what makes the boat go faster" . . . OK, what can we present as content that our readers will throw $$$ however what becomes of TRUTH, because in some cases TRUTH doesn't generate new subscribers. Now What?

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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár's avatar

I love this real talk too, I am taking notes 🙂 The value is how you make people feel. So so true!

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Bob, the Free Radical's avatar

So far . . . Proof that Substack is a freedom of expression space,

note that no airliner ever flown could have crashed in the manner alleged by the media on 9/11/2001 . . . and that is a TRUE STATEMENT.

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Renato Rocha Miranda's avatar

What is the problem with bilionaires?

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William A. Finnegan's avatar

Nothing. I wrote four pieces on them. :)

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Bella Of Thoughtsnlifeblog's avatar

This is just brilliant. I will listening to this again and again.

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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár's avatar

I came to the same conclusion.. I need to listen to this again and again.. so many awesome bits to learn and understand.

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William A. Finnegan's avatar

Not uncommon for me to give people the fire hose. Happy to answer questions as they come up

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Marcel Melzig's avatar

Good read!

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Kristina God's avatar

Hello Marcel, nice reading your wonderful feedback.

Here you can join our live with Finnegan today at 1pm EST

https://www.onlinewritingclub.com/p/substacks-secret-billionaire-backers?r=f1242&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Ted Friel PhD's avatar

The Mr Anonymous podcast was a pleasant surprise.

He turned out to be a smart, articulate, connected, professional – with a good sense of humor.

He shares his insider’s view of the political, business, and advertising dynamics that are shaping the social media evolution.

He comments on his Substack experiences, both good and bad, and the multi-level issues we will face going forward.

He talks about the specific issues he is testing with his different publications and his legitimate concerns about social media's political and economic future.

Kristina maintained a fast, entertaining pace throughout the podcast, and managed to link the conversations to writers-club issues.

Thank you both.

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Kristina God's avatar

Will you join us later? Would be lovely!

Here you can join our live with Finnegan today at 1pm EST

https://www.onlinewritingclub.com/p/substacks-secret-billionaire-backers?r=f1242&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Amer Sakr, Ph.D.'s avatar

In the beginning, start-ups are so open to ideas. As the company grows and money starts flowing, the mind hardens, and values fade. They detach from the "why" behind their business. The business came to be because of a value they cherished and a problem they solved, which is all soon forgotten when greed sets in.

I loved the philosophical depth of your analysis.

Great job to you both.

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Kristina God's avatar

Hello Amer, sorry for replying so late.

Maybe you're right that the mind of startup hardens over time as we can also see in our personal life.

Here you can join our live with Finnegan today at 1pm EST

https://www.onlinewritingclub.com/p/substacks-secret-billionaire-backers?r=f1242&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Kominka Life Japan's avatar

What isn't? Billionaires end up owning everything in time.

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Jeff Soul's avatar

The creator economy is genius for the big companies (like Meta & Google). Let people hustle to create media to keep attention for the advertisers. Before, that would cost a ton of money to make TV shows for the advertisers.

On the flip side, creator economy gives people a voice and a chance to create the media without going through networking and pitching to media companies.

So we still have a chance here before big media catches on.

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Kristina God's avatar

We have a chance here. It'S a great platform to be on AND you can take your subscribers with you. You can't take your followers with you, Jeff.

For more: Here you can join our live with Finnegan today at 1pm EST

https://www.onlinewritingclub.com/p/substacks-secret-billionaire-backers?r=f1242&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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