You know, you can write a blog without supporting a company heavily invested in fascists, ask me how I know
The sad young literary man is alive and well on Substack
On literati Substack, it’s still 2005.
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I started to write stuff on Substack a bit ago but really felt weird about it, so I just switched everything to Ghost and the best part is that Ghost is way better a platform so the switch was a positive in lots of ways
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I did not know this about them
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(Disclosure: I have a disused Substack account because I have a tendency to grab my last name on every social media instance in order to avoid brand confusion across the internet. It has one post, which is a picture of a cat.)
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I was going to say that Substack was trying to prove Lenin right by selling Nazis the rope to hang it with, but apparently the provenance of that phrase is complicated. So maybe it's better to say that if your business model relies on selling to people who would like to kill you, you have a problem.
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This is an extremely good point. It feels like everything out there runs into the Livejournal conundrum (or why we can't have nice things.) Too many social media and startup purchasers are just unfortunate people.
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I haven't blogged since I left LiveJournal years ago. It is hard find places that the Nazis have not invaded now.
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I truly don't understand the point of substack, it's just blogging, which has been huge since at least the early 2000's. What's new or innovative about it? Other than I guess the need to have all things in one place (where it can be easily controlled).
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The number of activisty people who are like “here’s good-sounding advice! Read more on my Substack!” that make me u-turn away real fast is inCREDibly high.
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The best time to leave Substack was back when The Verge got them to admit they like taking money from Nazis. The second-best time is now.
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I deleted all my posts, but I keep a Twitter account open and set to private for the same reason. Been impersonated by people intending harm, and it’s no fun.
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The weird thing about Substack to me is it’s just blogging, but paying someone else for the privilege of hosting your words.
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I'm just dropping this here for anyone else who could use a little convincing
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Substack Has a Nazi Problem
The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
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So you are implying Substack is less than lovely… what’s your take on Medium?
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This sounds like one of them thar "Rhetorical Questions" that I keep hearing people talk about.
Yeah, don't blog on a fascist site, don't invest in fascist companies, don't work for fascists and vocally call out fascism when you see it. All tracks for me!
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What do you recommend instead of substack?
