I remember when I first saw an internet newspaper in the late 90s, I thought that this was the beginning of the great unbundling. Instead of subscribing to a ne

I remember when I first saw an internet newspaper in the late 90s, I thought that this was the beginning of the great unbundling. Instead of subscribing to a newspaper with a curated set of contributors, someday I could subscribe to the contributors à la carte, curating my own paper. With blogs that's been happening gradually over the intervening years, but now it's accelerating. I think it's a great thing that the editorial intermediaries are being circumvented. Those writers I enjoy can speak more freely, while enjoying a larger slice of the rewards (along with the risks) at the same time. So I'm more basking in the glory of the rise of Substack than freaking out about the decline of the gatekeepers.