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October 28, 2026 at 12:50 AM

Brad

@8r4d.com

Looking for more #Canadian content in your feed? I write multiple blogs and they're all ad free!

Check out "Permission Trap"

https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/permission-trap-2/

#SocialMedia #Permission #TheSocials

October 28, 2026 at 1:52 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

100% Human Made Content: hive minds

Is Pluribus a metaphor for algorithmic sloppification of the world?

Check it out at https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/10/26/hive-minds/

#TheSocials #MediaMonday #UniformityOfThought #SmoothEdges #FuturesVisions

October 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

Don't let the robots win! Read something written by a human: dead internet

The thrust of the Dead Internet conspiracy is empowered by the vibes so many of us feel when we spend any amount of time online.

https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/08/07/dead-internet/

#SwissArmyBots #TheSocials

October 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

If you like content like this share a link to your site as a comment and follow for weekday updates: https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/07/02/reality-thirst/

#TheSocials #HumanMadeContent #ProjectsGoneWild #CapitalAttention

https://run.8r4d.com/2026/missed-points/

#running

#Running #Gatekeepers #Marathoners #TheSocials

October 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

October 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

The rules are set by the race, not by a handful of people who draw an imaginary line.

Check out my daily #running writing and read more in a post called "missed points"

https://run.8r4d.com/2026/missed-points/

#Running #Gatekeepers #Marathoners #TheSocials

October 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

Don't let the robots win! Read something written by a human: this moment

I will never outcompete the ever-evolving algorithmic flood of unmatchable curiosity that gushes into my feed.

https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/06/24/this-moment/

#TheSocials #Abundance #CompetingWithAlgorithms

October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

Sips tea.

Writes words.

Posts them just for you...

"read blogs"

https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/09/10/read-blogs/

#WritingForTheSakeOfIt #TheSocials #SocialMedia #FuturesVisions

October 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

Click on my link and I'll click on yours: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/political-abnormal/

...there still remains people holding a beacon light for humanity to navigate it’s way back to normality.

#SocialMedia #PoliticsOfCreativity #Politics #TheSocials

October 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

"raci thoughts" : ...wherein I attempt to use my business training to explain the human cost of generative art.

I write about #AI and culture. Check out this specially randomly selected entry just for you.

https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/10/14/raci-thoughts/

#TheSocials #GenerativeContent

October 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

I tried to think of a witty way to get you to click on this link but you'll have to read this article to see if it worked.

"fuzzy rules" - about #running and stuff

https://run.8r4d.com/2026/fuzzy-rules/

#Running #CommunityBuilding #Gatekeepers #TheSocials

October 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

The POSTING STREAK continues: https://run.8r4d.com/2026/fuzzy-rules/

Everyone comes with a unique backstory and often that backstory is filled with adversity and challenges.
#runner #running #run

#CommunityBuilding #Gatekeepers #TheSocials

September 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

100% Human Made Content: read blogs

There are many people just like me posting words for the joy of writing, sharing ideas scoped around hope and truths.

Check it out at https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/09/10/read-blogs/

#WritingForTheSakeOfIt #TheSocials #SocialMedia #FuturesAmpVisions

September 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

BREAKING: All the best stuff online happens when you click away from an app.

I write a daily #blog and you can read one of the posts by clicking here: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/09/permission-trap/

#Blog #SocialMedia #Permission #Travel #TheSocials

September 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

100% Human Made Content: this moment

I will never outcompete the ever-evolving algorithmic flood of unmatchable curiosity that gushes into my feed.

Check it out at https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/06/24/this-moment/

#Abundance #CompetingWithAlgorithms #TheSocials #InfinityAmpAbundance

September 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

I’m not selling you anything: I’m just a storyteller with a platform.

Check out my daily #running blog and read more in my post: less influential

#Community #Introductions #RunningContentPeeps #TheSocials

September 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Hawtorn V. Rabot

@hawtornvrabot.bsky.social

I think my time on #substack is over. Long story. Staying positive.
I'm back to #thesocials.
#bookforsale
#toosoonetperotoolate
a.co/d/05mLf7S0
New book coming soon.
I have #bignews later.
#thumbconfessions @hawtornvrabot.bsky.social

August 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Brad

@8r4d.com

The tepid pool of what becomes popular for all the wrong reasons is a little sad.

Check out my weekday daily #blog & read more in one of my latest posts: Influence Less

#Blog #SocialMedia #TheSocials #Influencers #PopularTrash

August 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM

Brad Salomons

@poets.8r4d.com

Doctorow has an acronym for an idea I’ve been screaming from my blogs for years...

"publish owner"

https://poets.8r4d.com/2026/08/13/publish-owner/

#ContentOwnership #CorporateShiftiness #TheSocials #CapitalAmpAttention