Yep, but also not typing much (and wasn't before)

"Music worth a KEEP HONKING bumper sticker" would be a good playlist or even entire streaming service

You can hover over the chart on this post @newconsumer.com to see how each item scores overall, plus some fascinating demographic cuts: newconsumer.com/2025/05/cons...

What do the circles mean?

Same... Now imagine... my Mail app VIP filter now (newly) only works the first time I click on it, otherwise have to quit the app and relaunch

Weird! Maybe they are A/B testing for a psych study.

Shift-esc?

So, here goes!

More on my experiment here: substack.newconsumer.com/p/introducin...

Substack has also built some network effects, which are rare in media. And it has a large, engaged audience that values written content, which is also rare these days.

But in that time, Substack has built a lot of tools and features, some of which are interesting. I wouldn't want many of them on my site, but I'm curious how they might fit in as community features or growth drivers.

It's been almost 6 years since I launched The New Consumer, and specifically chose not to use Substack, for several reasons. I'm still very happy with that decision!

I think maybe he can now be convinced / lured to do anything we want him to do, just need the right status signaling