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Substack Sucks
- PaulHoule 4y agoMedium's got all of that and a paywall for mediocre articles. Contrast that to Substack which is really about the brand of the author and not about the brand of Substack. It is a problem though that Substack may not be a viable business, I mean they make all their revenue from two handfuls of million dollar plus bloggers. Any of them would be better off if they left Substack, paid somebody $20,000 to mate an email newsletter script to a payment gateway, and kept all the subscription money for themselves. The remaining creators don't bring in another money to bring the lights on so sorry for them.
- setgree 4y agoSure, Substack is better than Medium. But for a reader, it's worse than, IMO, Ghost, Wordpress, etc. Anything where, when you click a link to a blogpost, the first thing you see is the blogpost
- qualudeheart 4y agoSubstack is high status. When I read Substack I feel like a high status Silicon Valley dweller Thielian. It’s all about the customer experience.
- setgree 4y agoI think that's what they sell to writers. Does a reader experience this? I sure don't
- richardatlarge 4y agoThis post was like any Substack piece I’ve read. Poorly developed and a bit of a rant. Stop whining. Don’t like it, don’t raise its social status by criticizing it.