This is really worth reading, considering that it’s coming from a very non-activist source.
“In 2023, we added more than 70,000 free subscribers. While I would love to credit that growth exclusively to our journalism and analysis, I believe we have seen firsthand how quickly and aggressively tools like these can grow a publication.
And if Substack can grow a publication like ours that quickly, it can grow other kinds of publications, too.”