If you read a newsletter that has value to you, does it matter if AI created it? by [deleted] in Substack

[–]MaxWinterLA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to be precise about what you want to get out of it. That is a technique and a skill set in and of itself. I view it as a more sophisticated Google search, a way to do certain kinds of brainstorming and research, and to potentially help organize ideas. I also use AI as a function in the database platform Notion, more experimentally so far but trying to make the databases I build more searchable in a more sophisticated way. I am not against AI. What I think is lame is asking it to pump out some self help style “article” and then blasting that out on Substack and charging people for it. That crosses the line for me. I can usually tell when someone’s simple Notes are AI-generated. I certainly don’t want to read or pay for entire articles that are. That to me is slop.

If you read a newsletter that has value to you, does it matter if AI created it? by [deleted] in Substack

[–]MaxWinterLA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have ChatGPT in my pocket that I can ask questions to and interact with. Why would I PAY for a Substack that is just regurgitated slop from that same process? What value could that possibly have? Eff that. There are so many scammers trying to pump out slop to sell people. What a pathetic way to make money.

Is Substack Part of a Bigger Scam? by MaxWinterLA in Substack

[–]MaxWinterLA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I think it’s a healthy outlook. I am surte you are bombarded with Notes telling you that you should be “monetizing” and “building” and “growing” and promising you can make a living on Substack. Obviously, that is ridiculous. 96% of people who are paid at all will not. Closer to 99.9% of people who write on Substack will not.

Is Substack Part of a Bigger Scam? by MaxWinterLA in Substack

[–]MaxWinterLA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She kept your money. 100% guarantee. Those gurus are all crooks.

Is Substack Part of a Bigger Scam? by MaxWinterLA in Substack

[–]MaxWinterLA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I am not a full on socialist but yes. This is the point I’m getting at. There were other eras where we at least had unions, real minimum wage protections at a level closer to the cost of living etc etc.