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Leah Reich
@leahreich.com
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I write about humans, tech, and culture, and about what I learned working for Slack, Spotify, and Instagram. But you’re probably here for photos of my cat Lumpy. You should go read my newsletter at www.leahreich.com
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 9d
My newsletter today is about algorithms, culture, and celebrity beef. It's about how we're all complicit in this current festering cultural moment of ours.

It features one of my spiciest theories ever that I do not want to spoil. So please click and read.

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Algorithmic Beef
Depending on the various internets you inhabit, you may not yet be aware that another virulent Twitter (please don't make me call it X) fight erupted last night between rap superstars Nicki Minaj and ...
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 5h
she's a pretty one
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 14h
I love the smell of hubris in the morning
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 6h
Good evening from the reservoir, this is your reminder to go outside and take a breath
A photo of Jackie O Reservoir in Central Park NYC, with dramatic clouds behind the skyline to the left and a setting sun reflected off the water behind the buildings to the right
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 10h
Respectfully, I think you might be less ancient than I am (but I still agree)
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 10h
Oh believe me, I know, but I think it's my responsibility to try to do what I can to shift that if/when possible. It's worked once or twice, but I'll give up when I can't.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 11h
Whenever anyone says "the 1900s" it KILLS ME and I love it
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 11h
A 17-year-old just asked me what websites I mostly hung out on when I was online in 1992 💀😭 But truly nothing has ever given me more belief in the value of my work and everything I write about

I want to make this place better for her 😭
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 13h
@peterme.com I love that you’re in my replies going to bat for me but I can’t see why because she’s already blocked me
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 13h
❤️❤️❤️ thank you. Sometimes I almost convince myself no one is listening to me
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 14h
You can’t make this shit up! Self-awareness is a gift
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 14h
I love the smell of hubris in the morning
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 14h
It is! Unfortunately, it looks like this one won’t be joining us.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 15h
This morning I woke up & chose violence in my replies, but yesterday I got a comment on my latest newsletter that reminded me to keep fighting the good fight by writing to make things better online (and off). ❤️ Read the newsletter here:

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a screenshot that reads: I think what makes it my favorite is the vulnerability you showed, and how relatable it is for me. You are someone I have respected for years, largely because of your very logical and thoughtful perspectives on complex issues that I often struggle to verbalize my opinions on. "That's What the Humans Are For" was particularly helpful for me recently, giving me ideas for how to talk to others about AI in general and in research specifically. Reading this week's essay was reassuring in two ways: seeing that you struggle with the same feelings of confusion and frustration that I do (not to mention the chronic pain that I also experience), and that you're still able to produce really insightful work week after week despite all that. Kind of makes the internet feel a little less lonely and garbagey and hopeless.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 15h
@elisabethepps.bsky.social Just want you to know that this morning when I responded to this person, I thought of you and your wisdom about showing people who they are before you block them ❤️
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d
LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 16h
Having a fun conversation in the replies here, why not come and join us
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 1d
Great news everyone, I finally found the post that will get people to leave Substack. Man this is grim

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A screenshot from a linked post on LinkedIn by Daniel Bustamante, who says he has million-dollar email marketing prompts, that reads: Growing on LinkedIn is harder than ever. But there’s a new platform I’m VERY bullish on: Substack. Now, before I explain why I’m so excited about Substack, let me share a quick story: A few years ago, Twitter bought an email company called Revue. For a short time, they had this feature where you could add an email capture form directly on your Twitter profile. It was incredibly powerful. You could capture email subscribers directly from Twitter without having to link out to a landing page or deal with any friction. Then they killed it. Now Substack is basically bringing that back - but much better. Here’s why: With Revue, you could only capture emails from your profile. With Substack, you can capture emails throughout the entire feed.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 16h
@hairboat.bsky.social I love a good "hope this helps"
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 16h
Who is stuck on Substack? Why are they stuck? Genuine questions
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 16h
I've worked in tech for too long to know what feels obvious or intuitive to some of us might still not be known to many, many others. So I try to be generous and gracious wherever I can, and to build understanding. But no need to respond like that to a post I made that she happened to stumble upon!
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 16h
Thank you! Lumpy is the best thing about being online and offline, even if he is mad I won't give him a second breakfast.

I did find it aggravating! That's why I write the way I do, about the topics I do (mostly on my own newsletter now). I want us to find a way back to our shared humanity.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 17h
As an adult and Episcopal priest, why is your first approach to come at a stranger and insult them? Why not ask a genuine, open question? How lazy are you that you assume I am not an expert in technology, or don’t know experts in marketing?
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 17h
You post about what people should do to fight back against some of these forces. I write about this differently, by encouraging people to build alternatives to the awful big tech that cares only for profit and growth, and to build smaller, more humane communities that support all of us.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 17h
Yes, I would. Because Substack platforms and pushes Nazis, supports only the kind of “free speech” and censorship that suits them, and is a social network that is funded and built by the same money and ethos that built all the other destructive social networks many of us dislike.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 1d
Who are you, and why do you think it’s ok to tell a stranger she’s gullible and lazy? Would you walk up to someone on the street and say that?
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