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# TinyLetter: looking back on the humblest newsletter platform
- URL: https://werd.io/tinyletter-looking-back-on-the-humblest-newsletter-platform/
- Published: 2024-03-03T21:57:39.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-03T21:57:39.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"That is sort of the original spirit of the internet. \[...\] What if we made no money? What if money wasn’t even something we were thinking about?"

A lovely tribute to TinyLetter, which was shut down recently after 14 years. It was founded by Philip Kaplan - aka Pud - who has been insanely productive for the decades since he started FuckedCompany. He's described as an entrepreneur, which he is, but everything he's made has been in his own style, under his own rules.

The author here notes that "writers could express their weirdest selves", which seems completely in keeping with that spirit. I wish more of the internet could be that. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://www.theverge.com/24085737/tinyletter-mailchimp-shut-down-email-newsletters)\]