

Dr. Leif Singer
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@lsinger
Discovering new and better ways for engineering teams to work at @ghost. PhD of CS; student of life. Prev. @Automattic, academia, founder. Remote since 2013.








With trust in mainstream media at an all-time low and so many media orgs struggling to keep their lights on, @TangleNews has had the best few months in our company's 5+ years in existence. Today: 340,000+ newsletter subs, $3 million+ in sub revenue, a flourishing ad biz. Why?




I cannot overstate how much I loathe this emotional blackmail pretending to be concern. My kids, god willing, will be risk takers. They won't think constantly about whether a flippant comment or a wrong viewpoint will follow them around for the rest of their lives. They will tell stupid jokes. They will develop views that they later think are wrong or even gross. I made mistakes as a kid, and thank God I grew up in a culture that encouraged me to grow and learn and feel remorse when I screwed up and offer grace when others did.



