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Jan 18, 2024
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Subscrive Drive 2024 + Free Unlocked Posts

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
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2023 Subscription Drive + Free Unlocked Posts

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
Sep 29, 2022
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Universe-Hopping Through Substack

51 min • 7,015 words • 284 comments • 312 likes • podcast (48 min)
Scott Alexander reviews popular Substack blogs from various categories, offering humorous commentary and insights on each. Longer summary
Scott Alexander explores various Substack blogs across different categories, offering humorous commentary and insights on each. He starts with a popular culture blog about celebrity gossip, moves on to a top political newsletter, then examines blogs on faith and spirituality, business, food and drink, music, international affairs, and sports. Throughout, Scott mixes analysis of the content with witty observations about the nature of blogging and the diverse 'universes' represented by different Substack niches. Shorter summary
May 05, 2020
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Book Review Contest: Call For Entries

5 min • 698 words • 204 comments • podcast (6 min)
Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for Slate Star Codex, outlining submission guidelines and prizes for the winners. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for his blog Slate Star Codex. Participants are invited to write a book review similar to Scott's style and submit it by August 5th, 2020. The post outlines submission guidelines, formatting requirements, and prizes for the winners. Scott will select finalists, publish them on the blog, and readers will vote for the best. The contest aims to discover new writing talent and generate interesting content for the blog. Shorter summary