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 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I need to hop on that fr

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just get a lobotomy

[–] LeZero@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago

Dont forget the powerful family connections

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Real People pay for substack?

[–] davel@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

I do.