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Jan 18, 2024
acx
7 min 904 words 164 comments 103 likes podcast (7 min)
Scott Alexander conducts his yearly subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, listing benefits and unlocking some subscriber-only content to encourage sign-ups. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is holding his yearly subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, despite feeling awkward about it due to already making significant income from the blog. He explains the benefits of paid subscription, shows a graph of declining paid subscribers, and lists the 14 subscriber-only articles from the past year. To encourage subscriptions, he's temporarily unlocked three of these articles. Scott humorously compares subscribing to a deal with the Devil, suggesting readers might forget to unsubscribe after accessing the archive. Shorter summary
Jan 13, 2023
acx
5 min 580 words 172 comments 114 likes podcast (5 min)
Scott Alexander announces a subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, offering samples of subscriber-only content to encourage new subscriptions. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is holding a subscription drive for his blog, Astral Codex Ten. He explains the benefits of a paid subscription, including extra articles, hidden open threads, and early access to drafts. Despite already making a significant income from the blog, he's noticed a decline in subscriptions over time and wants to maintain his current level. He provides a sample of previously subscriber-only posts that he's temporarily unlocked, as well as a list of other subscriber-only post titles from the past year. Scott emphasizes that he doesn't want readers to feel pressured to subscribe if they can't easily afford it. Shorter summary