The app for independent voices
Oh hey, it’s the third anniversary of the founding of my Substack! 🎉
In the dark days of 2021, I was banned by Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. I needed a place to park some of my best writing online. So I started a Substack and it quickly took off.
Since then I’ve generated more than 7 million views and 36,000 subscribers. The conversations in the comments are the best as we’ve built a lovely community of warriors, critical thinkers, and lovers of freedom.
It brings a smile to my face to think that the Stasi tried to bury us but didn’t realize we were seeds. And now we have a much deeper engagement with the most important issues of our era. I’m very grateful to Substack for creating a free speech sanctuary amidst the most extreme censorship regime in the history of the world.
Below is the origin story of my Substack that I wrote back in 2022 (on my first anniversary).