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Re: Ask HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?

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Post by skippyboxedhero »

dorkwood wrote: post #10
smabie wrote: post #2

Not sure I would call it "hyper" specialized, but Matt Levine's Money Stuff newsletter is probably the best thing I read everyday.

I want to know how he writes so much every day. Matt, if you're reading, give us some tips.

Practice. Conversational style of writing. Audience that is used to long posts with minimal editing (Dealbreaker had shorter articles but his posts grew in length, references added, and the audience grew into that style...old Dealbreaker was hilarious, I seem to remember Matt did the CFA Level 1...he was going to hit the strip club for lulz during the lunch break, didn't but went to a Mexican cafe and got drunk...Dealbreaker 2008-2012 was pure gold, nothing like it today).

I wouldn't try to replicate his style. Lots of people try, but it is like a virgin turning up to a BDSM orgy: you can't hang, don't try, find your own path.

EDIT: wow, that Dealbreaker story was over 10 years old...what have I done with my life.

Re: Ask HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?

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Post by modeless »

For AR/VR, https://youtube.com/c/SadlyItsBradley is cringe, but he has solid supply chain info leaks about upcoming products and a surprisingly good understanding of the technology. Meanwhile, https://kguttag.com is by far the best place to learn about the many fundamental unsolved problems that are preventing the grand vision of metaverse AR glasses from being realized anytime soon, and the reality of what upcoming products will be like as they work around those problems in various ways.

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Post by audiometry »

smabie wrote: post #2

Not sure I would call it "hyper" specialized, but Matt Levine's Money Stuff newsletter is probably the best thing I read everyday.

I was going to post this too. He's exceptionally skillful in explaining, lucidly, the small wonkish details of financial market matters that make the gem of the story. I'm also impressed by the breadth of markets that he's able to cover with that clarity.

Re: Ask HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?

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Post by xwowsersx »

cavalcade119 wrote: post #17
comrh wrote: post #6

As an aside is there a better way to consume these newsletters than email or unroll?

Highly recommend the Thinking About Things newsletter [0], it's one link every other day. [0] https://thinking-about-things.com

That URL doesn't work. It's https://www.thinking-about-things.com/

Re: Ask HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?

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Post by jhanschoo »

culi wrote: post #28

It's weird how few people seem to be aware of this but the whole field of economics seems to be undergoing some pretty big transformations. One of the best sources for keeping up with this shift has been Evonomics: https://evonomics.com/

As an outsider, how can I evaluate the credibility of your two main claims?

Re: Ask HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?

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Post by ragebol »

culi wrote: post #28

It's weird how few people seem to be aware of this but the whole field of economics seems to be undergoing some pretty big transformations. One of the best sources for keeping up with this shift has been Evonomics: https://evonomics.com/

Not being an economist: what's going on there and what transformation is going on?
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