I like the look of Notes, and I never used to Twitter so I'm curious to see how it goes. That said, I love Substack as it is, and I hope all of these changes don't älter the platform too much. One reason I really love Substack is because of the long-form content, the higher engagement, fewer fast-scroll-dopamine hits... Let's see!
I’m cautiously optimistic about Notes. I try not to overdo social media, but think we’ve got a good community here on Substack. If Notes can keep that going rather than become another Twitter (which I flirted with but had to leave), I’m willing to experiment.
I don’t have my own substack yet (but use it to read others writing) Can anyone confirm/advise me that the people I see on my notes are those I’m subscribed to (free and paid?) along with the people that they’re subscribed to? Is that how it works? And if I was to post a note, who would see it? I’ve never used Twitter so I don’t really get it. Thanks in advance!
All parties — Substack, its content contributors, and the public — are part of the same ecosystem, as we all share mutually entwined interests. We're linked in a chain. We should all feel uplifted by each other. The only way to leave no one feeling used is to include everyone in the decision-making processes. No one should be left out of the conversation.
I'd like to think that information as a commodity, or even socialization as a commodity, can be made to work for everyone, but so far, the successes have been mixed. It would be a shame if robust, respectful dialogue, even if hard and painful at times, were allowed to continue to suffer under the weight of structures that are beyond our control.
I'm running into some of the same issues here that I had on Twitter. First, how do you turn off restacks? I can't find any way to do this on the FAQ. I want to read the posts written by accounts I subscribe to, but that doesn't mean that I want my feed to be overwhelmed by content restacked from people I don't subscribe to.
Second, why is my feed filled with content from accounts I have no relationship to? This is spam. Some of these messages from unwanted accounts even restack conventional news sources, which I also don't want. This is what I was trying to get away from when I migrated from Twitter.
If the content creators themselves have little or no control over the rules, then perhaps Substack is using them, too, in much the same way that they're using us non-content creators.
The issue is control. I don't feel that I have control over what goes in my news feed. It's becoming clear that Twitter alone isn't the issue.
Not sure it'll be a game-changer for the wider world.
It'll be nice for writers, especially for those already with a large investment in the Substack infrastructure.
For the wider world it'll likely be yet another short social platform, which they will tune out, just as they do most of them. Which is fine. Not all tools are for all people all the time.
But if this tool helps you? Then I'm glad it's available now.
Love to send out newsletters with typos before 5am!! xo
I like the look of Notes, and I never used to Twitter so I'm curious to see how it goes. That said, I love Substack as it is, and I hope all of these changes don't älter the platform too much. One reason I really love Substack is because of the long-form content, the higher engagement, fewer fast-scroll-dopamine hits... Let's see!
I'm looking forward to seeing how Notes works out!
I’m having fun making mistakes on notes too. Still figuring out Substack and, what the hell is Restack? I keep pressing buttons like a goofy child.
I’m cautiously optimistic about Notes. I try not to overdo social media, but think we’ve got a good community here on Substack. If Notes can keep that going rather than become another Twitter (which I flirted with but had to leave), I’m willing to experiment.
Yep - this feels like a game-changer :)
I don’t have my own substack yet (but use it to read others writing) Can anyone confirm/advise me that the people I see on my notes are those I’m subscribed to (free and paid?) along with the people that they’re subscribed to? Is that how it works? And if I was to post a note, who would see it? I’ve never used Twitter so I don’t really get it. Thanks in advance!
Thank you, I've found the Subscribed tab, so things are much better!
All parties — Substack, its content contributors, and the public — are part of the same ecosystem, as we all share mutually entwined interests. We're linked in a chain. We should all feel uplifted by each other. The only way to leave no one feeling used is to include everyone in the decision-making processes. No one should be left out of the conversation.
I'd like to think that information as a commodity, or even socialization as a commodity, can be made to work for everyone, but so far, the successes have been mixed. It would be a shame if robust, respectful dialogue, even if hard and painful at times, were allowed to continue to suffer under the weight of structures that are beyond our control.
I'm running into some of the same issues here that I had on Twitter. First, how do you turn off restacks? I can't find any way to do this on the FAQ. I want to read the posts written by accounts I subscribe to, but that doesn't mean that I want my feed to be overwhelmed by content restacked from people I don't subscribe to.
Second, why is my feed filled with content from accounts I have no relationship to? This is spam. Some of these messages from unwanted accounts even restack conventional news sources, which I also don't want. This is what I was trying to get away from when I migrated from Twitter.
If the content creators themselves have little or no control over the rules, then perhaps Substack is using them, too, in much the same way that they're using us non-content creators.
The issue is control. I don't feel that I have control over what goes in my news feed. It's becoming clear that Twitter alone isn't the issue.
Not sure it'll be a game-changer for the wider world.
It'll be nice for writers, especially for those already with a large investment in the Substack infrastructure.
For the wider world it'll likely be yet another short social platform, which they will tune out, just as they do most of them. Which is fine. Not all tools are for all people all the time.
But if this tool helps you? Then I'm glad it's available now.