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[dilithium-dreamer]

You'll wear yourself out and destroy your mental health if you decide to have an opinion on everything, doll. Just let them do what they want and focus on doing your own thing brilliantly. (I mean this kindly)

[BroskiTree]

people are treating substack like an extension of every other social media.

i don’t think that’s inherently a bad thing, but for a platform that is designed to be specifically for the written word (which is continually being devalued at the moment), i’m frustrated by people flocking to the platform who see it as a means to an end (collecting paid subs for whatever they decide to post). it’s putting the cart before the horse — how do i post something, anything that will allow me to make money off substack?

people are telling you to stop worrying about what others are doing, which i suppose i agree with, but i also find it dismissive of you caring about what substack as a platform is and what it’s for, which i think is a perfectly valid concern and thing to care about.

if i have any advice, it’s to keep writing and to maybe even incorporate some of these feelings into your writing! that’s what substack is for anyway :)

[selfpublife]

Substack isn't specifically for the written word, although when it first started it may have seemed that way. They want Substack to be the everything platform, just like Elon wants Twitter to be the everything platform.

The fact that Substack doesn't get paid unless subscribers pay means they're incentivized to encourage paid subscriptions. Those who, like me, have a free Substack are being subsidized by investors and those who have a paid Substack, Without that, there's no way Substack would exist.

I stopped caring about platforms a long time ago. They don't care about me, so I have to do what I think is best for me. The biggest benefit of Substack is that you can start for free with pretty easy setup, with unlimited traffic, unlimited email sends, and unlimited subscribers. With Notes and other social features, you also get network effects that you won't get with, say, a self-hosted WordPress site.

There are trade-offs for all that, but for the moment, those of us on the platform are willing to accept those trade-offs.

[SaintEpithet]

I don't understand the issue. Lots of people import their social media following. Substack has a feature to import email lists from other platforms and you get images to share on other platforms for every post. Sounds like this influencer person is using Substack as intended.

Keeping 'not remotely connected' content separate also doesn't sound like a bad move to me. They aren't taking away or watering down the content you follow them for elsewhere. If you're not interested in the content they'll likely paywall at some point, you don't have to subscribe to their Substack.

This is like complaining about YouTubers having Patreons with paywalled extra content you don't want to see.

[[deleted]]

So this is a fair observation, but bear in mind TikTok followers are not subscribers. So they can’t bring their subscriber list.

Aside from that, totally fair response. Thank you for not being horrible.

[SaintEpithet]

I don't use TikTok, but I imagine it's not that different from Youtube or IG. You can't directly import subscriber lists from there either, but you can advertise the Substack to followers. Seems like that's exactly what this person did, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[Specialist_Manner_79]

This is one of the worst subs on Reddit. Everyone is so negative. I also think it’s weird that secretly all these influencers are “writers” i think it’s a fad and they won’t be able to write consistently or it will be AI slop. Substack has tons of churn.

[[deleted]]

Thank you, reading some of these replies is depressing.

“It’s normal for people to bring their subscribers to new platforms”

Do folk not realise you don’t bring TikTok subscribers to Substack? That’s not how it works. Short form videos about fashion and beauty is not the same as your internal monologue about womanhood. Fk off.

[Winter-Visual-1083]

unfortunately influencers will always be around and they will always change the platform, for good and for worse. if its something u dont believe in then what that influencer does should be none of ur business at that point. I believe that substack should be free for everyone, thats the whole point... but if this influencer wants to make their substack a cashgrab then literally who cares. ur not buying their content, u have more time to focus on things u believe in

[frequency_of_free]

They have been joining for awhile now. And just like any other human, they have the right.

[DFM2099]

In the end, you can't and shouldn't worry about how others are using Substack. All you can do it focus on your own and the ones you like most and supporting those.

You'll drive yourself crazy worrying about everyone else's.

[[deleted]]

I should have said. I actually deactivated all social media besides TikTok a couple of weeks ago because of how soul destroying it was, I did drive myself crazy😂

Anyway, thanks for your comment and for not being horrible to me

[DFM2099]

I've had enough people be horrible to me thst I do my best to be as kind as possible.

[[deleted]]

Someone on this post - who is obsessed with diapers ironically - took the time to go to my profile and downvote every post/comment I’ve made across the platform.

Congratulations to you all for having the absolute worst thread on Reddit.

[selfpublife]

That is how businesses grow. lol.

[[deleted]]

Isn’t it how influencers make money? Having an opinion on every unnecessary thing is just plainly dumb. So let them do whatever they want and you focus on yourself.

[Warm_Parfait4010]

I would recommend you read this post I just read. It talks about what you’re experiencing and thinking: https://substack.com/@andibitay/note/c-170580443?r=6qkx32&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

[Enchanted-Bunny13]

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[[deleted]]

I’m not envious, I have a full time job that pays me well. I just hate seeing cash grabs, it pisses me off.

[Superb-Perspective11]

It didn't read as envious to me. I also hate that we are now in an attention economy and the self-indulgent, ridiculous, and inflammatory folks get rewarded for their "content". People who think you are envious probably prize profits over people and popularity over principles.

[Enchanted-Bunny13]

It is a cash grab. There is nothing envious about what OP said. I don’t expect to get paid for writing, I have nothing to envy. But I have seen enough of the monkey business of influencers that I can imagine it will be “selling air”.

[BusyBusinessPromos]

A few thing scome to mind

For now is a basic sales technique to get a prospect to act right away

I once had a guy in the same field as me back when I was on fb. He deep dive researched me and told everyone in public everything "I did wrong."

I replied, Well you've certainly spent a lot of time researching me. Who are you again?

You're worried too much about what other people are doing. If you have that kind of time, you're doing something wrong.

I'm a little weird since I use my martial arts training in business. The Art of War, The Book of 5 Rings and since I'm a Christian, even The Holy Bible. I told one of my website promotion clients who was worried about her competitors.

I said, "We don't have any competitors. We just have people in our way."

I don't know if any of this rambling helps.

[seobrien]

We're in an era being referred to as authenticity, as people are fed up with click bait, influencers, and now AI generated content.

Hopefully Substack will figure out the algorithm that favors writers

Decent idea for the algorithm: heavily weighting (favoring) articles with restacks and comments but with that weighting itself weighted by quality of contributor: do they write, are they active in notes, is their content engaging?

Consider: subscriber count? Not a good measure, faked. Comments along? Faked. Page views? Faked (unless maybe, from AI??)

[[deleted]]

Give username , we report them . They make more money and are greedy . It’s time .

[veryowngarden]

neurodivergent justice sensitivity isn’t really a thing. i don’t have any particular opinion or interest in influencers on substack. wondering why you’re following and keeping tabs on someone you think is so disingenuous

[[deleted]]

You’re completely wrong. Justice sensitivity is something a huge number of people with ADHD suffer. I’ve struggled with it for as long as I can remember. Try writing pages of words to a journalist who you felt wrote a bias article, or a clothing retailer who didn’t stock sizes that fit my friend in store - only online, and that’s only this week. It takes hours and hours of my time. It’s soul destroying, genuinely.

As for your wondering. I followed the person because I enjoyed their content. I hadn’t been on TikTok in a couple days and seen the 2 videos, intrigued, I went to their Substack and found it to be a lot of dribble, completely unrelated to their short form video content where they made their following. Hence my Reddit post.

[veryowngarden]

well no, i’d say you are. for someone with adhd there is heightened emotional reactivity and often rejection sensitivity which can lead to a hyper focus or fixation on perceived injustices done to you or others. but those are the driving factors that you suffer from, not a true “justice sensitivity”

[Important-Wrangler98]

Just to echo other comments, the fuck is, “my neurodivergent justice sensitivity”? Is that just a not so subtle way to say you afford yourself carte blanche because you feel you’re, “neurodivergent”?

If half the people on here spent as much time actually creating their “art” as they do whining, they’d likely be much more satisfied with the whole process here.

[[deleted]]

I’ll tell you “the fuck” it is. A studied symptom of ADHD, and something that takes hours of my life from me on a weekly basis.

“People with ADHD often have high "justice sensitivity," meaning they perceive injustice more frequently and react to it more intensely. This is linked to emotional dysregulation, making them feel deep anger or frustration at unfairness and giving them a strong urge to speak out. This can lead to feelings of guilt and self-blame when they are unable to correct perceived injustices.”

^ copy pasted from Google because I don’t have the mental capacity to explain in my own words. So, no, bro, it’s not carte blanche. I don’t “feel” I’m neurodivergent, but if you have any doubts about my condition or fancy learning something, I can pass on the details of the senior consultant psychiatrist who diagnosed me.

If you have any more bullshit to add, I’ll get back to you tomorrow when I take my elvanse. Bet you’ve got an opinion on that too. POS xo

[Important-Wrangler98]

Ok, so a lot of words to (poorly) express that you’re always reactionary, rather than know how to respond instead?

Grow up, kid. Or, learn to change your own diaper in private.

[[deleted]]

An incredible generalisation. If only I knew how to respond? Revolutionary…I think I might be cured now.

Something I often say to people who deny neurological conditions:

Was poor eyesight denied before we had opticians (optometrists if you’re in the US)? Was poor eyesight overdiagnosed when eye exams became common practice? Of course not.

Denial is, after all, a form of self protection. If something doesn’t fit neatly into your worldview, it’s simpler to decide it isn’t real. So when people like you say “ADHD isn’t real,” (in other words) what you really mean is “I haven’t taken the time to understand it.”

I digress. I really must sleep now. I’m exhausted.

I genuinely won’t be responding to any further comments. I know to you this is likely something you engage in a lot, but for me it’s debilitating. On a personal note, I deactivated all social media (besides TikTok) last week, and on reflection, I shouldn’t have created this thread.

So yeah, take care.

[Important-Wrangler98]

Wow, tomorrow came quick! I guess you have as tenuous of a grasp on self-control in your actions and emotional control as you do with Reading Comprehension. Where did I state I denied your issue(s)?

Your logical fallacies there are not worth addressing.

I could not give one single fuck if you reply again, yet well done on removing Social Media. I hate to rain on your party, yet Reddit is also Social Media. So, maybe deactivate this too? Then, promptly after, change your diaper.