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Akakoji

(450 posts)

3. The Attention Economy

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 11:02 PM

Jul 2025

Has destroyed all authors careers. The only way to make money is by speaking engagements anymore. Book publishes just don’t care about their authors anymore.

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A writer ( Caroline Crampton) posts: "I'm Done With Social Media" and is blogging now (and not Substack) [View all] usonian Jul 2025 OP

DU is my only "social media" for a lot of reasons. hunter Jul 2025 #1

Can you imagine being former "director of public policy at Facebook?" usonian Jul 2025 #2

The Attention Economy Akakoji Jul 2025 #3