I know a few others here are on Substack, and I really encourage folks with accounts to follow the conversation on Notes around how Substack is exploring growth.
It's an interesting exchange between the site's team and users. Lots of folks are talking constructively about pros and cons of the follow feature, subscription classes, the possibility of topical categories, highlighted excerpts...
In other words, a *real* conversation. For a site expressly for paid writing, this is a welcome sight.
*Before I get too glow-up-y, I should add that Substack still provides a platform for a lot of people doing our democracy no favours.
Naomi Wolf is still UNHINGED and doing very well for herself (see below).
For me, though, the problem is one of selective outrage. Major platforms are all filled with hateful humans, because *our cultures* are filled with the same. But we need to make a living while we're playing whack-a-mole with all our overly tolerant corporate platforms - and always will be.
