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Jan 11Liked by Benjamin Davis

I half-read then abandon a lot of newsletters bc they are so boring but my ADHD ass read this whole thing. Thanks for the laughs. Sorry about the drug problem.

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haha thank you. We're working on it. Karina's cat might be too far gone though.

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Jan 11Liked by Benjamin Davis

Good for you guys for being on top of tax season! I'm really not looking forward to it. Between Stripe fees and Substack fees...Well, never mind. I'm off in search of a proper source for Ambien...

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hahaha oh I know. Sooo many fees just to try to make money, it's wild.

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This is hilarious and you guys are amazing. Thank you for everything you do for writers. What a team!

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aw thanks Nitika♥️ we’re smiling over here

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This is TOO funny (except for the everyone getting sick part which is a huge bummer)

You're all good sports since I feel like you probably could have found a way to angle with the troublemakers selling illicit substances on your platform resulting in a range of antics including some sorta failed $$$ laundering scenario a la Office Space ... but your better angels seem to have won the day

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Haha we considered it. We'll see where we are at financially by the summer

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Jan 11Liked by Benjamin Davis

I just wanted to tell you that this post is goddamn hilarious. Well done.

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haha thank you

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*reads all the chemical names*

pffft noobs. You want surprise, excitement and sensations? Let me tell you about this time someone thought tiger balm was lube…

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hahaha someone?

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Jan 11·edited Jan 11Liked by Benjamin Davis

Lets just say the neighbor still does that thumbsup+nod+wink when passing by

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Jan 11Liked by Benjamin Davis

What about Ugh? Is it going to be live anytime soon?

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Haha ah ugh, we really want to bring it back but it puts a lot of stress on the website slowing everything down. So after we finish this optimization and gets us to a state where we can handle it, we do plan to bring it back with a fresh coat of paint and new features.

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Cool! That's great because I was diggin it; it had a lively, curious, friendly vibe. I don't want it to go the way of the...Mastodon. XD

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