Maybe friends shouldn’t let friends use Substack for their blogging and newslettering. You see, Substack is an active propagator of the disinformation and intolerance that is poisoning us.
- “Here’s why Substack’s scam worked so well” by Annalee Newitz, March 17, 2021.
- “Don’t call it a Substack” by Anil Dash, November 19, 2024.
I have a few entries in my blogroll that use this service. I read them with RSS to avoid some of the more insidious effects of the platform, but I’d be happier if these authors took their writing elsewhere.
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