Altered
CarmenFree falling into the world. Explorations in emotions, consciousness, and different ways of being
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 35 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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What's special about essays, and why I can't leave Twitter
Cross-posted from Twitter (except this version has footnotes). I woke today to the algorithm being fixed: no AI slop, celebrity news, or ragebait. It’s just like old times and my mutuals are celebrating like the Knicks just won. I don’t kno...
Celebrating a little milestone
This morning, I got an automated email telling me I made my first $1,000 on Substack, which I could not believe. Three months ago, I wasn’t sure if anyone would pay for my writing, and now people are doing just that. Most of them are friend...
June 2026: "To learn about the world"
Reflections on this month’s posts + what I’m reading/watching
Monthly post for paid subscribers. Experimenting with a shorter, combined reflection focusing less on process notes and more on high-level learnings to leave more time for writi...
Social anxiety is less a personal failing than an invitation to act
by Aota Yu
On the road to making and keeping connections, knowing when a relationship is working is as important as knowing when it isn’t. One reliably useful indicator is your own discomfort.
I want to distinguish between two different t...
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