For people asking what’s wrong with substack - ThreadSky

angryblacklady.bsky.social • 23 days ago

For people asking what’s wrong with substack

Articles about substack’s nazi problem:

www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...

www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...

thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-...

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

(Free link: archive.is/uyugO)

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wonkette.bsky.social•23 days ago

and counterpoint Imani, not everybody can just move. https://www.wonkette.com/p/idea-what-if-we-didnt-purity-test

portianoir.com•23 days ago

She’s spoken about how some aren’t able to leave. She’s pinned this post to address FAQs.

righteoushazard.bsky.social•23 days ago

And not everybody can afford to step a foot in a nazi bar.

Affordances can be existential, which sucks

wissewords.bsky.social•23 days ago

Maybe not supporting nazis does mean some personal discomfort and "it's difficult" is not an actual excuse.

jenthetiredrn.bsky.social•23 days ago

Rebecca, enlist help. And yes, you can move. To not do it at this point is really fucking ridiculous. And by the way, I have earned the right to address you personally, as I have had extended email conversations with you years back and was a long time financial contributor to the site.

wonkette.bsky.social•23 days ago

Jen, everybody has the right to address me personally, I'm not the duchess of York.

and also you have the right to argue with me whether you're a longtime friend of the site or not! But thank you!

*I don't have $40,000 and a YEAR to rebuild my site again.* I'm not doing it. I've got other work.

yarbvark.bsky.social•23 days ago

Weird that you’re arguing with a Black woman over your desire to keep hanging out with not-sees and allowing them to censor you. You’re not the Duchess of York, but your behavior is very precious.

nisslbody.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yeah, a white woman hijacking a Black woman's post to defend her reasons for associating with Nazis is gross as hell.

jenthetiredrn.bsky.social•23 days ago

I made the point about addressing you personally to demonstrate that I wasn’t a complete yahoo that crawled out of woodwork to criticize your actions (or lack thereof.)
Again, ask for help. Fundraise if need to.
Otherwise, if you’re at a table full of nazis and don’t stand up to leave…

wonkette.bsky.social•23 days ago

Jen, we disagree. Ghost has Nazis. The other newsletter forums have Nazis. Everyone has Nazis.

I don't think it's reasonable to expect *only* liberals to magically find a Nazi-free solution. AND work basically a (third) second job *for a year* trying to oversee a move of that kind.

happyflapjack.bsky.social•23 days ago

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idrisforva.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you for this! I just deleted my substack account.

dmellieon.bsky.social•7 days ago

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maslow64.bsky.social•22 days ago

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irene-koehler.bsky.social•7 days ago

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mattfreund.bsky.social•7 days ago

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sadiebess.bsky.social•23 days ago

I'm of a certain age that the headline gave me an immediate earworm.

Also, fuck Nazis

annaleen.bsky.social•12 days ago

My article you mentioned about substack is now on Buttondown 🤓 https://buttondown.com/thehypothesis/archive/heres-why-substacks-scam-worked-so-well/

fatgirldancing.bsky.social•18 days ago

@qasimrashid.com please please move away from Substack!!

breyeschow.com•7 days ago

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dustinducane.bsky.social•23 days ago

I quoted your links, thx!

bcvet.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you!

I will definitely not support this platform and will encourage writers I like to go elsewhere.

mkverson.bsky.social•7 days ago

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dreid63.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thank you. There are writers whose work I admire who can’t unhook from the platform.

alainasadhd.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thoughts on wordpress? I'm trying to dig into their overall -ness and haven't found anything conclusive.

exnerd.bsky.social•22 days ago

After Wordpress' recent power grab effectively stealing code andcontrol from their own open source community, stick to WP Engine. https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/12/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/

There are also options like https://ghost.org/ for a more substack-like alternative.

alainasadhd.bsky.social•22 days ago

This is great info, thank you!

chelledoublel.bsky.social•7 days ago

Jesus, can we not have anything nice?

paganforge.bsky.social•23 days ago

I haven't read a single substack since I first became aware of this, which if I recall correctly, was because of something you posted, though I can't remember exactly what or when.

sizangrall.bsky.social•23 days ago

@rhysticstudies.bsky.social
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c-majuscula.bsky.social•23 days ago

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writerwithcats.bsky.social•23 days ago

I just opened a substack account and this is pretty upsetting. Now I'm not sure what to do, or if my voice might matter there.
😔

portianoir.com•23 days ago

Maybe Patreon?

writerwithcats.bsky.social•23 days ago

no, I wasn't interested in collecting money for my dry wit and humor, really, just creating a #substack to show off my writing skills.

Besides, Patreon can suck a coconut. They're new outlandish regulations and partnering with Apple lost me as a client.

melpassiflora.bsky.social•23 days ago

Ghost or beehiiv. Beehiiv has a free account for writers with under 2500 subscribers, which is what I went with.

writerwithcats.bsky.social•23 days ago

Beehiiv sounds cute. Maybe that one. I dunno, I already wrote 3-4 articles on Substack. I guess I can delete them and transfer.

melpassiflora.bsky.social•23 days ago

I think there's a process to transfer your data! Check that out before deleting.

portianoir.com•23 days ago

I get that. Patreon also has free memberships so you can share with collecting.
The partnership with Apple affects people signing up through the app. ✨

writerwithcats.bsky.social•23 days ago

I've been bitten too hard by them in the past. We had a lot of issues generating funds for our comics and not enough support and whatnot. For anything online, honestly, it's who you know and how you connect. We're doing awesome with GFM though. 🥰

frenchspicedoc.bsky.social•7 days ago

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tenord.bsky.social•23 days ago

Really interesting post. Thank you.

tarynm.bsky.social•22 days ago

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perrydachtyl.bsky.social•23 days ago

@desertgirl.bsky.social

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