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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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It’s interesting, Substack feels like being in a country with very low inflation and a strong currency compared to other platforms.
The currency of course is engagement instead of money. There are far fewer likes and comments on here compared to the things I share on other parts of the internet, but they feel so much more substantial.
TikTok – and Instagram becoming like TikTok – devalued likes/views to such a degree that even massive numbers feel meaningless and empty. YouTube is somewhere in the middle but the inclusion of Shorts is pulling it in that direction.
And yet even just 10 people enjoying what I wrote on here feels amazing.
Maybe this says more about me than anything, but I’d rather 1 person spend 10 minutes reading what I wrote than 1,000 people liking something they’ll forget in 10 minutes.
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Happy I found you here! Your YouTube videos have been a source of joy over the last few years 🫶
Thank you Kristina!
I think people are desperate for real connection and right now this is a great platform for finding that if used in the right way.
I get two likes and I feel like a millionaire.
Totally agree. I’ve found the platform a breath of fresh air to know I can come to Substack and genuinely slow down, breathe, take time to immerse myself in wholesome thought provoking writing or lose myself in amazing photography of nature. Connecting feels truly like, well, connecting.
Feels more like home here for sure
The chase for the evergreen. Excited to have you here. Have loved watching you grow and explore for the past several years… Welcome, Nathan! 🙏
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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
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to avoid burn out at work use the 30-30 rule: after 30 minutes of work. quit your job. disappear into the mountains for 30 years.
