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   Jesse (misc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:46 JST Jesse

   First Hassan, now Klippenstein. Real bummer to see a new wave of leftists not merely sticking by Substack, but hitching their wagons to it from the start.

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     Ricky de Laveaga (rdela@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:41 JST Ricky de Laveaga

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     • Ernie Smith
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     • Buttondown

     @ernie @Klaxun @misc +1 for @buttondown

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     The Mïghty Kräcken (klaxun@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:43 JST The Mïghty Kräcken

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     • Ernie Smith

     @misc @ernie Thanks. Is there a better alternative I should look into?

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:43 JST Ernie Smith

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     • The Mïghty Kräcken

     @Klaxun @misc If you’re comfortable with a VC-backed platform, Beehiiv. If you want something run by a small team, Buttondown. If you want to run it yourself or want a nonprofit in charge, Ghost.

     Buttondown repeated this.
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     Jesse (misc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:44 JST Jesse

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     • Ernie Smith
     • The Mïghty Kräcken

     @ernie @Klaxun And beyond that, are ideologically committed to Silicon Valley's increasingly reactionary flavor of libertarianism.

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     The Mïghty Kräcken (klaxun@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:45 JST The Mïghty Kräcken

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     @misc I guess I'm late to the party. Why do we hate Substack?

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     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:45 JST Ernie Smith

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     • The Mïghty Kräcken

     @Klaxun @misc They platform Nazis.

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     Jesse (misc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:46 JST Jesse

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     Looking at it more positively, even if the campaign against Substack didn't kill them, or even render their name irredeemably toxic on the left, it created space for competitors and interrupted the consolidation of Substack's brand as a synonym for all blogs.

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     Buttondown (buttondown@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 08:52:52 JST Buttondown

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     • Ernie Smith
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     • Ricky de Laveaga

     @rdela @ernie @Klaxun @misc thank you both for the kind words! (and if anyone ever has any questions, that's what I'm here for)