I’m curious how the death throes of the short-form, fast-information thrash monster will manifest here on Substack ... I’ve noticed a recent trend in various publications either shortening posts, changing the ethos to offer more, more, more, or otherwise become their own self-advertisers in hopes of manufacturing growth versus letting i…
I’m curious how the death throes of the short-form, fast-information thrash monster will manifest here on Substack ... I’ve noticed a recent trend in various publications either shortening posts, changing the ethos to offer more, more, more, or otherwise become their own self-advertisers in hopes of manufacturing growth versus letting it happen organically. As always, there are pros and cons to all strategies, but as I deactivate Instagram (once again) literally right after reading your article, I’m also reminded of how hard it is to kick bad habits built on feeding our egos ... here’s to optimism and crossed fingers.
My thought is that as those platforms die out, other longer-tail platforms (like Substack) will rise up. Even Discord-as chaotic as it can get- will thrive. People know there are servers tailor made for their interests that they can get to without having to wade through everything else first.
I’m curious how the death throes of the short-form, fast-information thrash monster will manifest here on Substack ... I’ve noticed a recent trend in various publications either shortening posts, changing the ethos to offer more, more, more, or otherwise become their own self-advertisers in hopes of manufacturing growth versus letting it happen organically. As always, there are pros and cons to all strategies, but as I deactivate Instagram (once again) literally right after reading your article, I’m also reminded of how hard it is to kick bad habits built on feeding our egos ... here’s to optimism and crossed fingers.
My thought is that as those platforms die out, other longer-tail platforms (like Substack) will rise up. Even Discord-as chaotic as it can get- will thrive. People know there are servers tailor made for their interests that they can get to without having to wade through everything else first.