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> Lowering the bar for online publishing is fantastic. I am cheering for them. > But I hope I don’t find myself groaning when I click on Substack links. > Med
by lbotos 6y ago
> Lowering the bar for online publishing is fantastic. I am cheering for them.
> But I hope I don’t find myself groaning when I click on Substack links.
> Medium became a victim of its own success. Too much noise, not enough signal. I wonder how Substack can avoid the same fate.
Isn't this a problem of "network effects"? As the network grows, the quality lowers? To remain high quality you need strong filters which ultimately shrinks the network.
Substack is gonna be exposed to a similar problem as medium, and they may be able to solve it, but I don't expect so, because they aren't building a "magazine" but a "publishing platform".
- secondbreakfast 6y agoYeah, that's what I'm wondering. I hope they're able to avoid the same outcome of Medium. I think the paid feature and the email-first feature change the dynamics a little bit. The similar brand matters less when all your subscribers are just getting your posts via email, and the subscribe/pay features can serve as signals to show which Substacks are worth paying more attention to. We'll see!