> The other question is why does it appeal to writers, in particular the more popular high-quality, high-prestige writers that are attracting readers? Getting

> The other question is why does it appeal to writers, in particular the more popular high-quality, high-prestige writers that are attracting readers? Getting paid directly for writing, without dealing with the administrative overhead of things not specifically built for writing, like Patreon. We can talk about censorship all day until we're prohibited from doing so by a private entity and move to another platform, but it won't change the fact that the writers yelling the most about it could've easily set up a Patreon with a monthly plan and published long-form text there. Plenty of people still do it. Substack just does that one thing better.