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My father always told me:
"If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company.
Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves."
And only recently have I realised that this principle works everywhere.
I don't really think Substack and Twitter are in the same space (sorry). We need an alternative to Twitter, but Substack is something else. Don't get me wrong, loving it!!
I disagree. I think that people (at least a significant portion of them) are rejecting shorter-form, more commercial interactions (sitcoms, terrestrial radio, cable news) and replacing them with longer-form and more complex media (JRE/podcasts, bingeable tv, foreign films/anime, etc.)
Why wouldn't it be the same with words? Twitter ----> Substack & Medium? I get what you're saying, I just disagree.
To be clear, there will always be a place for short-form updates, links, quick videos, and jokes...and I think Twitter is very good for that.
It's also an incredible journalism outlet, but Substack is much more flexible.
The strength of Twitter lies in the real time responses to major events, however the shortform promotes a loss-of-depth which leads to misunderstandings as writers are forced to omit context and details. It also essentially stifles any deep thoughts or insights, and the presence of 'Twitter threads' - chains of Twitter messages by the same author writing on the same topic - shows it is several sizes too small.