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Smaller, slower distribution could mean better content, better relationships, and better businesses — doubtless at smaller scales than what was hoped from BuzzFeed, Vice, etc., but then those didn’t work out. The benefits of cultivating and controlling your own distribution are mutual comprehension between a publication and its consumers; feelings of loyalty and trust; and perhaps an ability to survive in the long term, building a more durable institution.

a beautiful book of aphorisms so packed with insights you’ll want to text your friends or tattoo on your skin

an honest reflection from Yancey Strickler on stepping out of the crypto rabbit hole.