I don't like Substack and was super bummed that many of my favorite old school Twitter follows like Rupar, Kruse, Popehat, Moxon, etc. went that route.
I really wish that Post hadn't tried to pivot to "full platform" when Elon started pooping the nest. The idea of a pay by the article portal for local, national, and freelance journalists is excellent and would let the links be shared across all social media.
Alas. We got Substack. And more Nazis.