@ptrschmdtnlsn: Ed Zitron is accusing Jacob Coxon of "grift" for leaving a 7- or 8-figure per year job to... start a substack. You can …
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Ed Zitron accuses Jacob Coxon of 'grift' for leaving a high-paying job to start a Substack newsletter, but the author disputes this accusation as objectively insane.
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Ed Zitron is accusing Jacob Coxon of “grift” for leaving a 7- or 8-figure per year job to… start a substack. You can think Jacob is wrong, but accusing him of acting in grifty self-interest here is simply objectively insane. https://t.co/bh9KTtxYLh
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