I was a little scared to post this here for fear that the comments might shatter the conviction I have around this project, but I'm going for it anyway.
I know – it's basically just another Product Hunt for X clone.
I know – there's nothing technologically innovative about it.
But, sometimes stories unrelated to tech make it to the top of HN, not because they're related to tech but simply because they are outstanding. (example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9544678)
And those are the type of stories we're finding and sharing on ReadThisThing every day.
It started as a newsletter featuring one great piece of journalism each day, and that quickly grew to thousands of subscribers. I started getting submissions for stories every day, so I thought I should open up the community so anyone can submit and discuss stories.
One of the best parts so far is that we've had writers jump into discussions about their own stories. (example: http://readthisthing.co/sub/everything-is-yours-everything-i...)
If you care about great journalism and storytelling and want to find more of it, I invite you to join the community or subscribe to our daily newsletter.
I hope you like it.