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@nspsegal I have rough calculated the price and i think I can have books available at cost -- around $20-25
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","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116488513661881447","date_published":"2026-04-29T14:40:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:40","date_timestamp":1777473658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89243139","content_html":"@ziusudra Thank you! Will look into it
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116488298591793273","date_published":"2026-04-29T13:46:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:46","date_timestamp":1777470376,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89243083","content_html":"@nspsegal Hi! I am looking into print on demand but it may be expensive because all pages in full color
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116488296300932507","date_published":"2026-04-29T13:45:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:45","date_timestamp":1777470341,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89210173","content_html":"I've uploaded a 60mb zip file including 8 illustrated teaching stories, suitable for 5 year olds & up, with learning guide & curriculum overview for teachers, parents, grandparents, who want o show young generations how to think critically & independently in the age of #AI
http://rheingold.com/ThinkingCurriculum.zip
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116485233104196781","date_published":"2026-04-29T00:46:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 00:46","date_timestamp":1777423600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89171693","content_html":"@earth2marsh Sorry! It is public now
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116482733678643378","date_published":"2026-04-28T14:11:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 14:11","date_timestamp":1777385462,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89171666","content_html":"@deborahh @MargyMacLibrary Sorry! It is public now
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116482732296067134","date_published":"2026-04-28T14:10:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 14:10","date_timestamp":1777385441,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89139301","content_html":"I think this is one of the most important things I've ever written.
Thinking about thinking about #thinking
cognitive hygiene for 5 year olds
https://www.patreon.com/posts/156285478
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/radical-media-in-155395274
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116389738251741705","date_published":"2026-04-12T04:01:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 04:01","date_timestamp":1775966465,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87734306","content_html":"PDF of story used to teach my 5 year old grandson metacognition
rheingold.com/ToddlerMetacognition.pdf
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116360603418793975","date_published":"2026-04-07T00:31:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 00:31","date_timestamp":1775521902,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87719289","content_html":"@puzzled Sorry. I've only recently started using Pages. What can I convert the file to in Pages that can be read by Android, preserving formatting and images (e.g. not a text only file)
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116359493690462562","date_published":"2026-04-06T19:49:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 19:49","date_timestamp":1775504969,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87712364","content_html":"I am trying to teach my 5 year old grandson to think for himself in this age of #ai chatbots. I have literature reviews around the question of whether ai diminishes #thinking ability (yes) and what to do about it ( #metacognition is one prophylactic). Here is a very short story suitable for a 5 year old. #learning
http://rheingold.com/ToddlerMetacognition.pages
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116359140069741259","date_published":"2026-04-06T18:19:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 18:19","date_timestamp":1775499573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87338853","content_html":"#AI augmented #learning? Or the end of unaided #thinking
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ai-augmented-or-153127996
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116325155254514653","date_published":"2026-03-31T18:16:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 18:16","date_timestamp":1774981006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87203810","content_html":"@downey I look forward to seeing it. Appreciated Lessig's review
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116313648030115178","date_published":"2026-03-29T17:30:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 17:30","date_timestamp":1774805420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86949152","content_html":"@ruby https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825010388
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959475224001385
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40561-024-00347-0
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9/1198
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04787-y
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44163-025-00495-3
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131524002380
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27542527/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125010186
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825010388
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959475224001385
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40561-024-00347-0
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9/1198
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04787-y
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44163-025-00495-3
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131524002380
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27542527/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125010186
@ruby I asked for a lit review. Do you know what that is?
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116291352085822063","date_published":"2026-03-25T19:00:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 19:00","date_timestamp":1774465211,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86947038","content_html":"I recently read that millennials (the students I taught!) might be the last generation to be able to #think and write without using #AI. So I gave #chatGPT the following prompt:
\"generate a literature review with links to sources and an extensive executive summary of peer reviewed research regarding the possibility that using large language models diminishes the human ability to think well\"
My write-up is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/is-ai-eroding-153932626
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116291195696744522","date_published":"2026-03-25T18:20:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 18:20","date_timestamp":1774462824,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86579993","content_html":"@offelia Searchable digital version of Whole Earth Catalogs
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116259528067468997","date_published":"2026-03-20T04:06:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 04:06","date_timestamp":1773979615,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86546842","content_html":"@inthehands Keep it simple and make participants agree to it BEFORE participating, if possible. How about \"Debate ideas, but personal attacks will be sanctioned, including possible expulsion. Don't break the law.\" Those are examples of simple rules, but you should separately make clear how breaches will be adjudicated and sanctioned. This could be useful: https://www.diigo.com/profile/hrheingold?query=%23online_facilitation
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116257020704384420","date_published":"2026-03-19T17:29:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 17:29","date_timestamp":1773941355,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85047096","content_html":"The searchable Whole Earth https://searchwhole.earth/
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/116134982681230968","date_published":"2026-02-26T04:13:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 04:13","date_timestamp":1772079203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83603596","content_html":"@strypey I linked to Gopnik's image of the article because of the Science paywall. That article has 3 authors; Gopnik had written about it solo prior to that more comprehensive article.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116015309886214796","date_published":"2026-02-05T00:59:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-05 00:59","date_timestamp":1770253141,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83594301","content_html":"https://www.patreon.com/posts/147903672
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/116014648661828345","date_published":"2026-02-04T22:10:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-04 22:10","date_timestamp":1770243052,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83492920","content_html":"@strypey Yes and Alison Gopnik on llms as
cultural tools
Anybody OGs remember the Red Rock Eater?
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/115993404476899675","date_published":"2026-02-01T04:08:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 04:08","date_timestamp":1769918891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83325229","content_html":"@tutormentor1 No, I didn;t follow any of those.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115993402513800451","date_published":"2026-02-01T04:07:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 04:07","date_timestamp":1769918861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83026465","content_html":"Before #socialmedia, there was #onlinecommunity Many of them. In 1996 we created a directory:
http://rheingold.com/electricminds/html/vcc_directory_alpha.html
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/115970199750108345","date_published":"2026-01-28T01:46:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-28 01:46","date_timestamp":1769564815,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83008211","content_html":"In 1998 I started online #community, Brainstorms. Before #socialmedia sucked attention we had 400+ active members, meets in San Francisco, Memphis, Amsterdam, Melbourne. ~80 people now. For elders who prefer thoughtful discussion over performative posting, algorithms
brainstormscommunity.org
@strypey I wrote this about computational propaganda in 2020 https://www.eurozine.com/democracy-is-losing-the-online-arms-race/
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","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115945005037441620","date_published":"2026-01-23T14:59:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-23 14:59","date_timestamp":1769180374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82639050","content_html":"assembling my complete works: books and articles, 1968-present
https://www.patreon.com/posts/assembling-my-148873727
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https://www.patreon.com/collection/1370096?view=expanded
@pborenstein And I have no problem with intellectual commerce. I paid my bills throughout my career by selling my writing.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115860497313585081","date_published":"2026-01-08T16:48:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 16:48","date_timestamp":1767890889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81627189","content_html":"@pborenstein I decided not to do it. My interest was not commercial. I do monetize theough Patreon, whose business model I support.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115860489240419896","date_published":"2026-01-08T16:46:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 16:46","date_timestamp":1767890766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81486816","content_html":"Most of my immediate feedback has been negative. I'm not really thinking about monetizing, just thinking about spreading my writing around more. And I've been learning why people are down on Substack. What is the best alternative?
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115849800382275529","date_published":"2026-01-06T19:27:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 19:27","date_timestamp":1767727666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81486476","content_html":"@pborenstein PS I have been publishing, including entire books, on my website since 1996. Website was borked by Wordpress and I am slowly rebuilding it. But nobody subscribes to a website.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115849768877295418","date_published":"2026-01-06T19:19:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 19:19","date_timestamp":1767727186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81486393","content_html":"@elmine I abandoned wordpress when it borked my entire website with an unsolicited plug-in upgrade. And I have been publishing on my website since 1996
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115849762105693894","date_published":"2026-01-06T19:18:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 19:18","date_timestamp":1767727082,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81486335","content_html":"@pborenstein Maybe read what I wrote?
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/hrheingold/statuses/115849756662604960","date_published":"2026-01-06T19:16:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-06 19:16","date_timestamp":1767726999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81485191","content_html":"https://open.substack.com/pub/hrheingold/p/should-i-substack
Should I substack?
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I posted an article on Bluesky about AI that wasn't entirely negative -- a survey about physicians' mixed feelings -- and was added to an ai blocklist. Eww
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/115747441032318119","date_published":"2025-12-19T17:36:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Howard Rheingold","url":"https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F596%2F933%2Foriginal%2Fdbc9bbc6dc8cc83a.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hrheingold@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-19 17:36","date_timestamp":1766165787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79831246","content_html":"Intention: Critical #Creativity in the Classroom Foreword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJgY2VakmE&t=13s
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https://people.well.com/user/hlr/tomorrow/tomorrowcommons.html
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6 posts
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853485?view=expanded
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https://chatgpt.com/share/6920befd-703c-8007-931f-7beb1f2d528f
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