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Substack’s CEO explains why we’re all obsessed with newsletters now
- criddell 6y agoI was on a bit of a newsletter tear last year. I signed up for a lot of them. This year I haven't added any new ones and in fact I'm unsubscribing from most as they roll into my inbox. For me, newsletters seem fresh and interesting for one or two issues and then they start to feel repetitive. The worst are ones where it quickly becomes apparent that the author is really writing in some attempt at engagement, whatever that means to them (usually just broadcasting). This year, I'm back to using an RSS newsreader more regularly (NetNewsWire on an iPad FWIW) and it makes so much more sense to me. A newsletter is there for the benefit of the author whereas when you publish on the web and use RSS, you are doing that for your readers.
- prostoalex 6y agoCan anyone suggest a Gmail/Chrome plugin that would trim the newsletters on an ongoing basis? For many of the daily newsletters, if I haven't read them in 30 days, I very likely never will.