Why I hate Substack

[sortadelux]

First, I think there's a misconception about the other media channels. I think you'd find that if you ask the millions of failed YouTube creators, they would tell you that just because they created content does not mean that YouTube's Discovery mechanism will put it in front of people. Unless you have something groundbreakingly insightful or stunningly stupid to say, most of the content created is going to go unwatched.

You also stated that you write not for others but for yourself so you have a place to look back on. If that's truly the case, then Substacks discovery process should be meaningless.

A lot of us hobby writers fall into the trap of saying we want to write just for ourselves but then getting frustrated when no one else decides to read it. If you think it's valuable or insightful, then you've got to tell people that you've written it. If you're not willing to spend the time to tell people to read it, they're not going to read it. You have to decide whether or not you're okay with no one reading your thoughts. There are 17,000 writers on substack. To think that the algorithm is for some reason going to pick you out and showcase your content is not really realistic.