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Calm Down

About the Substack

A substack about how the internet is making us all crazy.

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  • Occasional public posts, previews of the subscriber-only posts

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  • Multiple subscriber-only posts a week; acces to all the archives.
  • You'll feel good. Just generally. A bounce in your step.
  • Maybe we'll personally become friends?

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About Ben Dreyfuss

Writer, SoulCycler, occasional Twitter Main Character, former editorial director @motherjones. my tweets automatically delete so if you plan on complaining about them in the future, take screenshots.

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