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Nick Stevens Graphics's avatar

Nice article.

I have a substack, and was trying to understand the excitement. After all, my Substack work is not appearing next to Nazi propaganda. Nothing I do on my substack I am aware of provides a boost to Nazis.

So how is the world a worse place because I run a substack?

Do these people get this excited about software? Would they for example, stop using MS Office because Microsoft does nothing to prevent sales to politically far right groups?

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Hayley Dunlop's avatar

Another factor to consider: Substack creators – on whom the entire model relies – are largely overthinkers and worriers. After all, that's why a lot of us feel compelled to write – to unpick our fears and connect with those who share them. So, while I totally agree with your overall projection, I do think this user base isn't precisely comparable to other platforms. I'm writing more on this myself at the moment.

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