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The best Attention Economy newsletters

5 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

blog.davidkaye.co· irregular· Published 5 months ago

Essays on startups, media and the attention economy, written by a founder turned investor. Each piece takes a recent cultural or industry event, such as a viral song, an indie band or the games business, and draws out a broader argument backed by data.

attention economyfounder turned investorviral contentai-generated musicstreamingvideo game industry
sauravdhungana.com· irregular· Published 9 months ago

A personal blog-style newsletter offering reflective essays on AI, privacy and technology, including how AI agents reshape attention habits and why LLMs should not be treated as knowledge authorities. Readers get opinionated, accessible commentary rooted in the author's own experience as an AI builder.

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posting-nexus.ghost.io· weekly· Inactive for over a year

Essays on why people behave as they do online, covering attention, advertising, creator incentives and the gamification of leisure. Each issue ties a current event or platform trend to a broader cultural argument.

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dispatch.silverpoint.design· irregular· Published 4 months ago

The Interval is a set of independent essays arguing for slower, more deliberate publishing and reading, and for reducing dependence on algorithmic platforms. Each issue makes a single argument about the open web, distribution, or attention, often ending with a membership or publishing-platform pitch.

slow webopen webrssplatform dependencyalgorithmic feedsindependent publishing

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mirror.redpixelthemes.com· weekly· Published 8 months ago

Mirror is an independent publication with essays on media, editorial craft and the economics of attention. Recent issues cover running a one-person publication, what editors owe readers, and alternatives to the infinite feed.

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