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Dina Fierro
@dinaf.bsky.social
creative thinker, advisor, New Yorker
"Just as physical effort reshapes our bodies, mental effort reshapes our minds and, therefore, our identities and our selves."

How AI will change the way we think:

www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?
As A.I. grows more powerful, we may be more and more tempted to give up in advance and let it figure out things for us. What will we lose as a result?
www.newyorker.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I don’t follow enough people on Bluesky to diversify my feed beyond @amybrown.xyz
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Unemployment has been a crash course in just how much our lives revolve around work. In this week’s newsletter, I’m getting candid about the realities of being three months into career limbo. If you’re between chapters—or just curious—this one’s for you: open.substack.com/pub/thisisye...
Reflections on Unemployment: Three Months In
It's safe to say I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Call it a coping mechanism but as America rapidly collapses around us, I’ve got just one thing on my mind and that’s boots thisisyetanother.substack.com/p/five-pairs...
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reddit's new AI-powered conversational interface, Reddit Answers, diminishes the uniquely human content that makes the platform so powerful:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Is This How Reddit Ends?
The site has become a reservoir of humanity on the web. Now it, too, is turning to AI.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My Beauty Black Book series continues on Substack this week with a deep dive on skincare - essential products, devices, and yes…in-office treatments. Read, ❤️ and subscribe: thisisyetanother.substack.com/p/beauty-bla...
Beauty Black Book: Skincare Edition
Part two in a series of an exhaustive, unbiased product recommendations from a former industry professional.
thisisyetanother.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Now that I’m free of a corporate “social media policy,” let’s go deep on beauty, category by category. This week’s newsletter kicks things off with an exhaustive overview of my favorite makeup: thisisyetanother.substack.com/p/beauty-bla...
Beauty Black Book: Makeup Edition
Part one in a series of an exhaustive, unbiased product recommendations from a former industry professional.
thisisyetanother.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Let’s peruse the sales together, on Substack thisisyetanother.substack.com/p/post-holid...
Post-Holiday Beauty Sales Are Live
A few things worth buying in this, the most ambiguous week of the year
thisisyetanother.substack.com
December 28, 2024 at 1:16 PM
“The attention economy has dominated the Internet for more than a decade now, but never before have its protagonists felt so central to American life–or had such direct access to the levers of power.”

2024 was the year of the creator:

www.newyorker.com/culture/2024...
The Year Creators Took Over
The attention economy has dominated the Internet for more than a decade now, but never before have its protagonists felt so central to American life—or had such direct access to the levers of power.
www.newyorker.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:35 PM
🚨 There are fewer than 30 business days remaining in the year. This week’s newsletter is a gentle, loving reminder to use every PTO day you’ve earned - particularly those that won’t be rolling over ❤️ thisisyetanother.substack.com/p/a-gentle-r...
A Gentle Reminder to Use Your PTO
And a few ideas on how best to spend those days off.
thisisyetanother.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Ice cream trucks are an absolute menace
May 25, 2023 at 2:05 AM