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The Bounty Economy Is Breaking Reality
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-bounty-economy-is-breaking-reality-pump-fun-polymarket-ugc-marketing-attention-economy
Published: June 10, 2026 15:27
+ Liminalism, poorface, Goopified drone warfare, the Oliviannisance, weekday phones, Fable 5 tea, Silicon Valley's nerd escorts, Lauren Oyler's AI boyfriend, and a 24 year old AI guru's cult following
A Pro-AI Super PACās Secret Meme Sockpuppets
https://www.usermag.co/p/a-pro-ai-super-pacs-secret-meme-sockpuppets
Published: June 3, 2026 14:59
Lonliness influencers, death of YouTube face, Airbnb robot cleaners, Suno addicts, George Santos Kalshi crimes, VidConization of Hollywood, why Alex Hormozi publishes 250 videos a day to social media
No, Creators Don't 'Deserve to Be Paid' for This
https://www.usermag.co/p/no-creators-dont-deserve-to-be-paid
Published: May 27, 2026 17:36
The influencer political advertising boom is poisoning democracy.
The Influencer Industrial Complex is Warping Local Politics
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-influencer-industrial-complex
Published: May 19, 2026 16:03
+ Nathan Fielder BoyThrob conspiracies, Musk's courtroom flop, red carpet prom sendoffs, Biblical eating, Trisha Paytas K pop era, and the Chinese app that puts Instagram to shame
Ben Shapiro's Empire is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer
https://www.usermag.co/p/ben-shapiros-empire-is-crumbling
Published: May 15, 2026 14:00
+ Waymo invasions, WordleTV, Halupedia, ballmaxxing, rogue AI radio, NYC roulette, Clav's List, YouTube whisperers, Elon's top reply guy, and another study finds zero benefits from smartphone bans
Stop Feeling Helpless About AI
https://www.usermag.co/p/stop-feeling-helpless-about-ai
Published: May 8, 2026 20:07
+ 'Screenagers', Bottom G, Labububot, armpods, pew-tubers, Richard Dawkins' AI gf, ASMR subliminals, luxury micro dramas, young Wikipedians, The Clippening, & the rise of the young founder-influencer
A pro-AI dark money group tried to recruit me
https://www.usermag.co/p/a-pro-ai-dark-money-group-tried-to-recruit-me
Published: May 4, 2026 19:52
A few weeks ago, an email hit my inbox that shocked me.
How Much of Substack Is Actually AI?
https://www.usermag.co/p/how-much-of-substack-is-actually-ai-pangram-analysis-substack-bestsellers
Published: April 27, 2026 18:15
I analyzed thousands of posts from the top newsletters to find out how much of Substack is AI. Some of the biggest āwritersā on Substack arenāt writing at all.
The Girlboss-ification of AI w/ Kat Tenbarge
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-girlboss-ification-of-ai-w-kat
Published: April 24, 2026 14:50
+ Bezosās private retreat, Alex Cooper drama, new MrBeast lawsuit, the OpenAI apartment, Chinaās ādark factories', Pasta sauce surveillance, and why big techās ātobacco momentā isnāt what it seems
Influencers Are Replacing Themselves With AI Clones
https://www.usermag.co/p/influencers-are-replacing-themselves
Published: April 17, 2026 16:15
Anthropic girlypop dinners, new Costco Guys, BuzzBallz summer, Gen Z's silent scream, FBI aura farming, Elon Musk's TikTok, Mahjong mania, SantaCon fraud, andthe case against social media "addiction"