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99K subs
++0.5%/wk
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90K subs
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The Fucking News
48K subs
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Weekly Growth
+1.4%
Paid Subscriber Retention
Insufficient data
23 of 30 days needed
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Avg Comments
10.3
Avg Likes
112.7
Engagement Rate
0.03%· ~123 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 369K+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Media
0.03% engagement rate
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| Public |
| Member update: Great stuff is comingYour print magazine – and an exclusive update.Mar 1, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| The hidden cost of letting AI make your life easierPhilosopher Sven Nyholm on reclaiming achievement from the machines.Feb 27, 2026 | Public |
| Why humans were never inevitableInside the strange zoo of speculative evolution.Feb 24, 2026 | Public |
| Biology’s New EraThe historic shift from studying life to engineering it.Feb 20, 2026 | Public |
| Simon Sinek on the humanity of leadershipWatch now | In this week's Big Think Class,Feb 18, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| 5 sci-fi books that foreshadowed the future of biologyThe “dystopian” biotech imagined in these novels is now changing real lives for the better.Feb 17, 2026 | Public |
Publishing Frequency
~3x per week
Last published Mar 10, 2026
Usually publishes Sat, Thu, Tue
2.8 posts/week avg
Media Pricing
$27.39/mo avg
Below average(-45%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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