Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions · 9 hours agoWhat is Substack and why all the sudden do all the content creators seem to be on it?message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhat is Substack and why all the sudden do all the content creators seem to be on it?Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions · 9 hours agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square9point6linkfedilinkarrow-up39·7 hours agoIt’s a place that lets people charge subscriptions for blogs. It also is a nazi bar Avoid it and encourage others to do the same
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoAnd the first part is why a lot of content creators are on it. At a certain point, a blog becomes more than a hobby. When that happens, a platform like Substack helps people transition the hobby to a job
minus-squareBroBot9000linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoOr people could use alternative platforms like https://ghost.org/ instead of pulling up a chair at the Nazi bar
It’s a place that lets people charge subscriptions for blogs.
It also is a nazi bar
Avoid it and encourage others to do the same
And the first part is why a lot of content creators are on it.
At a certain point, a blog becomes more than a hobby. When that happens, a platform like Substack helps people transition the hobby to a job
Or people could use alternative platforms like https://ghost.org/ instead of pulling up a chair at the Nazi bar