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Apr 14, 2023Liked by Molly Wood

Interesting coincidence that you write about "RIP Twitter" on this my first official day without a Twitter account after 14 years. Look forward to interacting through Substack!

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Hyundai is a stand out because of its use of the subscription model, which is not a lease, because it includes things like insurance and you can stop the subscription at any time.

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Apr 14, 2023Liked by Molly Wood

Your email newsletter is what got me to come here @Molly Wood I just don’t know how much brain space I have for social networks. FB is kind of baked in, but Discord, Mastodon, now this. I guess it really depends on where I get good insights.

I will say that since $work made social media not work on their phone that I carry, I am a lot calmer.

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Apr 14, 2023Liked by Molly Wood

Journalism may be emerging from the "Free as in Beer" nadir of the last two decades, which would not bode well for the Twitters et al. The Internet may be ready to support the alignment of the incentive structures of writer and publisher at smaller scales. I for one hope so.

| "No longer lend your strength \ To that which you wish \ To be free from" -- Jewel

Here's to paying real money for Journalism again! 🍺 TANSTAAFL

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At what point do you start offering companies to review their EV’s ? It seems to me that driving every EV and telling people about it would be a fun adventure for you, Molly.

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Another thought on the "slowly at first, then all at once" I was once reminded that the big leap that was the Civil Rights act and changes in that area seem to us looking back as a lot at once, but in reality there were decades of work going on before the changes. It seems that more things feel that way. Twitter has been a mess for a while, and now, boom.

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I'm definitely seeing the Hyundai Ionic, and I'm always a little surprised that it's not a Honda. I think it's become one of the most identifiable not-Tesla EVs. It has what I think is a unique sound as well, like literally the sound effect it makes when it drives by.

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Everything is a FOMO when owning a house. A house is a money printer with inflation targeting.

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I don’t know why all journalists don’t leave twitter. #canceltwitter

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