I feel the same. I don’t really care for the expansion that Substack has done. At first I thought it was interesting, but the more I think of it, the less I want to be involved in it. For me, it’s the long form that I came here for. The rest of the Substack-verse can do what it wants but I’ll just stick to what I came for.
If at some point it starts to interfere with my writing experience then I’ll reconsider.
And I think that is totally okay to change your mind. If it doesn‘t fit your needs or you don‘t like the direction the platform is heading it might be time to move on. It is a journey and one has to enjoy it!
I understand your concerns and thoughts about the development here. I came to Substack because Social Media was just too fast and „loud“ and overwhelming. Substack felt like a quiet place, where I could take my time to read and take in everything at my own pace. When Notes came around I felt a bit overwhelmed again. I never used Chat, because I didn‘t see the point. I think you can use Substack just for the newsletter. It would be sad to see you go back to IG...
I’ve been having similar thoughts about these new developments. I don’t quite understand what the point of chat and notes is when the whole point of Substack seems to be getting away from social media. I understand that there is no advertising and no algorithm but in the end it’s all too similar. Can we just stay on Substack and only share our newsletters? I don’t know the answer.
I Think I'm Done
I feel the same. I don’t really care for the expansion that Substack has done. At first I thought it was interesting, but the more I think of it, the less I want to be involved in it. For me, it’s the long form that I came here for. The rest of the Substack-verse can do what it wants but I’ll just stick to what I came for.
If at some point it starts to interfere with my writing experience then I’ll reconsider.
And I think that is totally okay to change your mind. If it doesn‘t fit your needs or you don‘t like the direction the platform is heading it might be time to move on. It is a journey and one has to enjoy it!
I understand your concerns and thoughts about the development here. I came to Substack because Social Media was just too fast and „loud“ and overwhelming. Substack felt like a quiet place, where I could take my time to read and take in everything at my own pace. When Notes came around I felt a bit overwhelmed again. I never used Chat, because I didn‘t see the point. I think you can use Substack just for the newsletter. It would be sad to see you go back to IG...
I’ve been having similar thoughts about these new developments. I don’t quite understand what the point of chat and notes is when the whole point of Substack seems to be getting away from social media. I understand that there is no advertising and no algorithm but in the end it’s all too similar. Can we just stay on Substack and only share our newsletters? I don’t know the answer.