A lot of you seem to be brand new to advocacy, so I feel like I should tell you that you never get what you want.

Every win feels like it’s not enough, because it isn’t. After every win I’ve ever been part of I say to myself “Was it really worth it for this measly concession?”

So, if you’re saying “Well, that’s great Substack, but it’s not enough and I can’t believe I did all that for this little gain…”

Congratulations. Welcome to the world of advocacy, where you are always disappointed.

That’s why every single person isn’t an advocate, because it’s hard, thankless work that moves the needle in minuscule ways.

It takes an incredible amount of effort to affect change even a little bit.

The best thing to do now is celebrate the win. Yesterday, Nazis weren’t banned from Substack, and now some of them at least, will be.

It’s barely anything, yes, but once a company capitulates to one thing, moving the needle further next time is easier, and on a longer time horizon it gets easier still.

I remember back when Katz’s first article launched, the whole Nazi thing was barely mentioned here, and this time hundreds of us made our voices heard.

And this time something actually happened. I’ve been part of these things enough to know it almost never goes that way. Usually, it’s a black box and even acknowledges it.

We actually did a thing.

That is something pretty amazing if you think about it.

No, it’s not enough, but if you don’t take a moment to celebrate it, then you’ll just give up.

Once you believe, deep down in your soul, that change is possible, and you see it happen, that is a very empowering feeling.

This is also why people stay on platforms, because once you leave there’s nothing left to change. When you find a platform that acknowledges their mistakes and make positive change, that’s one to hold on to because they mostly don’t do that thing.