Why I quit substack and it has nothing to do with Taylor Lorenz
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Salut ——> A few weeks ago I made a decision to start publishing my writing online. I was in love (no homo) with email list guys like Ben Settle and Ian Stanley. (Do they hate each other?) So I had to write daily emails. And the easiest way seemed like Substack. I even bought my own domain. In my mind, I kind of knew it was a half job. I’d have to move it somewhere else eventually. But I’d barnstormed in and got moving before thinking too much. Well after 5 weeks I’ve left Substack. My new home will be Kit (with my domain) plus Twitter. Here’s why… Substack is kind of gay. There are good writers on the platform. But the “Twitter light” section for notes is lame as. It’s like a big circle jerk for people that didn’t make it on Twitter (not saying I have… yet). Substack is not good for someone that wants to build a list in the traditional sense. Whereas, Kit is built for lists and has many options beyond a paid newsletter. Substack is VC backed. It’s had a bunch of rounds. It’s only a matter of time till it gets really gay. Kit on the other hand is 100% bootstrapped. Oh, and Taylor Lorens… She’s publicly complaining about her shekels going down. sling sling AIDAN100 |
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