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Matty mentions a central tension. (hexbear.net)

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[-] davel@hexbear.net 35 points 8 months ago

Is there anything Matthew Yglesias doesn’t not understand? Such a prolific and well-compensated nonunderstander of things.

Top 27 highest-earning Substack newsletters generate over $22m a year

Similarly, The Washington Post reported last month that Slow Boring, the newsletter run by Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias, has at least 13,000 paying subscribers, which would mean his Substack generates at least $1.04m. Yglesias was originally tempted to the platform with a $250,000 up-front payment (offset by Substack taking 85% of his first year’s subscription revenue). According to Press Gazette's analysis, Slow Boring should also earn at least $800,000 annually before Substack's 10% fee.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 31 points 8 months ago

I knew he was a brunch liberal but I didn’t know he made a million dollars a year from spewing garbage. Why the fuck am I even going to college instead of just being a grown man with the brain of a child who sits at the adult table and thinks he’s mature?

[-] davel@hexbear.net 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There’s a niche neoliberal blob-no-thoughts corporate media position that people like Matt Yglesias, Esra Klein, David Brooks, and Thomas Friedman fill.