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If you want to launch a new publication but you don’t want to experiment with the ownership structure or the business model, you only have one choice: to invent a gimmicky story format.
Semafornication
Rusty Foster
Platforms also get to decide what’s popular and when.
The End of Social Media
Michael Mignano
On the other hand, it’s perfectly normal and healthy for, say, General Motors to lend its customers the money they use to buy GM cars. In fact, GM has [a financing arm](https://substack.com/redirect/2e1d9e82-06fb-4d29-b26a-62036032ce17?j=eyJ1Ijoib2JnaCJ9.EHt4OzsJ0JeoEpam25uLaZxct5kGH_GK7e3mFjND1Sc) specifically to do this. This is called [vendor finance](https://substack.com/redirect/0d3f500b-3207-42a8-aa82-a8c88d811919?j=eyJ1Ijoib2JnaCJ9.EHt4OzsJ0JeoEpam25uLaZxct5kGH_GK7e3mFjND1Sc).
Should We Worry About AI's Circular Deals?
Noahpinion
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