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[–] S13Ni@lemmy.studio 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't wanna start any argument about this but I don't think I ever wanted to read a single email newsletter, whatever it is I want to read, I read it somewhere else.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With the enshittification of the rest of the internet, I’m starting to welcome simple email and rss feeds.

[–] S13Ni@lemmy.studio 1 points 1 year ago

Fair point. I guess so much of it is spam so I never been exposed to actually worth it newsletter.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's ok. I subscribed enthusiastically to a bunch of Substack ones last year only to discover that they all were pretty awful save for one. But stuff like The Marginalian and Metafilter and a few others are honestly worthwhile.

[–] Dee@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's what I'm finding too, a lot of them give you just a couple paragraphs and then demand a subscription to keep reading. I'm all for supporting creators but a lot of substacks are so aggressive with it.

[–] amoroso@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago
[–] lawrence@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

When ChatGPT and LLMs started to become mainstream, many poor-quality newsletters about AI appeared and/or with the sole purpose of embedding advertisements in emails.

I found a quality newsletter, genuinely made by those interested in the subject, with updated news, containing reference links, and without advertisements.

therundown.ai

[–] comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

https://am-quickie.ghost.io/

Free daily (M-W-F) news email. Tuesdays and Thursdays are for paying subs, $5 per month.

[–] Poecile_rufescens@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get email updates from brr.fyi, which is a fascinating website about a person’s experiences and observations living in Antarctica. Every time I get an email I pretty much immediately go read the new post. They are always super interesting.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ok that sounds interesting as hell and I'm subscribing.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Serious news about the (serious) longevity businesses and research.

https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Readtangle.com. No matter what your political leanings are, it will get you out of your news bubble.

[–] excel@lemmy.megumin.org 2 points 1 year ago
[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

If you are interested in manufacturing and logistics Scope of Work (https://www.scopeofwork.net) is a pretty interesting weekly email.

It is paid, but Stratechery (https://stratechery.com) has interesting analysis in the world of tech.

[–] p0ppe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Matt Levine’s Money Stuff is awesome if you’re at all interested in finance. It’s kind off a offbeat take on things and really delves into the weirdness of financial fraud, crypto and Elon Musk, among other things.

[–] forgueam@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] poplargrove@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Of those I subscribe to, a few I don't miss reading:

  • https://www.the-syllabus.com/ - A curated selection of articles and videos. Broad, it covers politics, tech, etc through careful journalism, papers and talks.
  • https://www.aisnakeoil.com/ - Commentary and chapters from a forthcoming textbook. Tired of all the lazy hype so this is nice to read. By Arvind Narayanan (the PL researcher) and an AI PhD student.
  • https://www.carbonbrief.org/ - Weekly summary of climate stuff, something important but Im too lazy to properly follow news.