I disagree with the premise that the readers who made it to the end will forget what they’ve read. I, for one, won’t. I’m sure I speak for many who are also fans of your writing. Who cares if a post is viral. Impact is measured in depth, not width.
Hey, here is a positive message that you are being successful. I just learned about your Substack and now I have subscribed. I am cautious about adding subscriptions for the very reasons you cite in this article, but after reading your piece about VCs and this one, I can tell that you have a great intellect and a fresh perspective and are unafraid to say the things that many people are thinking but can't find a way to express. Great work. Keep going.
Your point that this is a tragedy of the commons is interesting. Even given that, I get little attention on this platform, and have started writing for myself with the thought that I will do something substantial with this stuff someday. Thanks!
I loved this post. ‘More’ doesn’t stop, because ‘more’ is a self-referential loop. But we should divorce a written piece’s value from its ‘viral’ factor. After all, ‘more’ doesn’t care anyways.
Fantastic post - as I (re)start on Substack it leaves me with a sense of both dejection (what's the point?) and defiance (someone has to define the odds!).
I want to add an optimistic spin that echos Brian's, which is - maybe if enough people write motivated by the sheer pleasure of self-expression, deep thought, and writing, the content that's purely optimized for clicks will collapse in its own noise, since there won't be enough validation to sustain it. But that's not how algorithms work.
BTW - your "work with me" link is broken. Curious to learn more.
I disagree with the premise that the readers who made it to the end will forget what they’ve read. I, for one, won’t. I’m sure I speak for many who are also fans of your writing. Who cares if a post is viral. Impact is measured in depth, not width.
Hey, here is a positive message that you are being successful. I just learned about your Substack and now I have subscribed. I am cautious about adding subscriptions for the very reasons you cite in this article, but after reading your piece about VCs and this one, I can tell that you have a great intellect and a fresh perspective and are unafraid to say the things that many people are thinking but can't find a way to express. Great work. Keep going.
Your point that this is a tragedy of the commons is interesting. Even given that, I get little attention on this platform, and have started writing for myself with the thought that I will do something substantial with this stuff someday. Thanks!
I loved this post. ‘More’ doesn’t stop, because ‘more’ is a self-referential loop. But we should divorce a written piece’s value from its ‘viral’ factor. After all, ‘more’ doesn’t care anyways.
Fantastic post - as I (re)start on Substack it leaves me with a sense of both dejection (what's the point?) and defiance (someone has to define the odds!).
I want to add an optimistic spin that echos Brian's, which is - maybe if enough people write motivated by the sheer pleasure of self-expression, deep thought, and writing, the content that's purely optimized for clicks will collapse in its own noise, since there won't be enough validation to sustain it. But that's not how algorithms work.
BTW - your "work with me" link is broken. Curious to learn more.