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Elle Sundberg's avatar

Food for thought, a gut punch, and word of encouragement all in one- this is what we need more of. I was just talking with my husband this week about how the common denominator between all of my favorite people in life is that they enjoy doing hard things. And that seems to be a recurring theme, our favorite curators are set apart because they like doing the uncomfortable work. As you said- they aren’t satisfied with just sharing a link they saw from someone else online, they go get their hands dirty and find the thing that makes people say ‘where the hell did you find this.’ Im obviously processing, and was obviously very into this. Thanks!

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Alexa Moses's avatar

What an amazing read - thank you!! You have perfectly articulated everything I have been thinking and feeling lately. I am an ex fashion buyer (turned curator - love that word!) and I recently made the decision to move my content from Instagram to Substack only a couple of weeks ago. I was at a crossroads where brands had started reaching out to me for paid partnerships and that started to feel really unsettling to me. Thank you for the reminder that the decision to keep this work honest and unsponsored is what is much needed right now! I truly feel there is a major shift happening in regard to paid influencer culture.

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