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rat king 🐀@MikeIsaac

truly fucked up. feel for every reporter and editor who works there they can most assuredly blame the management team that decided to build a media startup based on a version of the internet that no longer exists

223 likes5 repliesPosted Jan 31, 2024

View the original on X Written by rat king 🐀. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Hook: Plain observation
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Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
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Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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