Ed Zitron accuses Jacob Coxon of grift for leaving 7-figure job to start Substack
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-12
New AI-sphere drama: Ed Zitron accused Jacob Coxon of "grift" for leaving a 7- or 8-figure-per-year job to start a Substack. @ptrschmdtnlsn pushed back, saying you can disagree with Jacob but the self-interest accusation is "objectively insane." @KeyTryer added that Zitron may see Substacks purely as money-making ventures since his own succeeded.
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