Talked to a college kid about standing out while trying to get a job.

Advice: write public words on the internet that prove you care about the stuff you’re trying to get a job doing. *

* I don’t actually know how to get a job in today’s day and age but doing that certainly opened doors for me.

Your Own Newspaper, Or Not

You've likely heard me go on about how much I like an encourage using an RSS reader. Molly White frames it nicely: What if you could take all your favorite newsletters, ditch the data collection, and curate your own newspaper? It could include independent journalists, bloggers, mainstream media, worker-owned media collectives, and just about anyone else who publishes online. Even podcast episodes, videos from your favorite YouTube channels,…

https://chriscoyier.net/2025/08/04/your-own-newspaper-or-not/