See this is my complaint about most platforms, and it is why I like Substack a whole lot more than others. I don't need to make videos unless it is about topics that interest me, and when I write poetry or stories I can basically publish them here as 'content' without ever having it feel forced. My fantasy serial novels are doing well en…
See this is my complaint about most platforms, and it is why I like Substack a whole lot more than others. I don't need to make videos unless it is about topics that interest me, and when I write poetry or stories I can basically publish them here as 'content' without ever having it feel forced. My fantasy serial novels are doing well enough, and my lit analysis essays are fun to write and there's always a sense of upward growth even as I just have fun with those i like and read what interests me when I can.
Honestly, I've come to kind of detest youtube, and other video sites, because they are exactly as you described herein this excellent article.
Thanks for sharing this, TBK. Oddly enough, it was an announcement made by Substack to add video sharing to Notes that sparked this rant. I don't want Notes to become Instagram, which is exactly what they're inviting it to do by allowing flashing lights and sound to enter into our experience in there. Bummed out that they made that move. But at the end of the day, they're a business trying to make money, and people who can attract attention make them money. It's a wacky system, and it doesn't favor art or the work it takes to create it. But Substack has provided many of us a space to share our art in a way that allows real people, who REALLY love what we're doing, to find us and support us. So, as long as Substack doesn't find a way to mess that part up, I'll stick around and keep writing my write here. 😊🥂
Excellent read! And Bravo on your successful departure from the madness. I think you particularly nailed the performative aspects of the culture. And the whole business of connecting without actually connecting to people. In the spirit of sharing relevant creations - you might enjoy listening to my pilot podcast discussion with fellow Substacker J.E. Petersen. We talk A LOT about the subject of what he calls "digital dope" and how we can ditch it before it does our creative minds in. https://stockfiction.substack.com/p/talk-fiction-e1
See this is my complaint about most platforms, and it is why I like Substack a whole lot more than others. I don't need to make videos unless it is about topics that interest me, and when I write poetry or stories I can basically publish them here as 'content' without ever having it feel forced. My fantasy serial novels are doing well enough, and my lit analysis essays are fun to write and there's always a sense of upward growth even as I just have fun with those i like and read what interests me when I can.
Honestly, I've come to kind of detest youtube, and other video sites, because they are exactly as you described herein this excellent article.
Thanks for sharing this, TBK. Oddly enough, it was an announcement made by Substack to add video sharing to Notes that sparked this rant. I don't want Notes to become Instagram, which is exactly what they're inviting it to do by allowing flashing lights and sound to enter into our experience in there. Bummed out that they made that move. But at the end of the day, they're a business trying to make money, and people who can attract attention make them money. It's a wacky system, and it doesn't favor art or the work it takes to create it. But Substack has provided many of us a space to share our art in a way that allows real people, who REALLY love what we're doing, to find us and support us. So, as long as Substack doesn't find a way to mess that part up, I'll stick around and keep writing my write here. 😊🥂
Meg: Great piece. Thought you might like to read why I quit all social media 10 years ago and never looked back:
https://sassone.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/thoughts-on-social-media/
Thanks, Bob. I'll check it out.
Excellent read! And Bravo on your successful departure from the madness. I think you particularly nailed the performative aspects of the culture. And the whole business of connecting without actually connecting to people. In the spirit of sharing relevant creations - you might enjoy listening to my pilot podcast discussion with fellow Substacker J.E. Petersen. We talk A LOT about the subject of what he calls "digital dope" and how we can ditch it before it does our creative minds in. https://stockfiction.substack.com/p/talk-fiction-e1