I love the Substack community

a few notes on why I love this platform and the people in it

Substack and the community are remarkable.

Twitter, on the other hand, is a dumpster fire of memes, where having genuine conversations can be hard to come by. Don’t get me wrong, I love Twitter, but the connections are shallow and engagement more hostile.

On Substack, you can be yourself and you can be vulnerable without unsavory criticism.

We all have problems—finances, relationships, mental illnesses, careers, physical ailments—and Substack is a wonderful place to air them. It’s like having a therapist that you can talk to.

That’s because people on Substack tend to be encouraging and supportive. I’ve yet to meet an asshole. Maybe the medium weeds out the jerks and jerkettes?

I encourage anyone and everyone to write on Substack for the sole reason of putting your thoughts and feelings out there. That’s it. If people don’t react, that’s fine, but more often than not you’ll find people being curious and supportive. Of course there are differences of opinions on here but people remain civil and kind. After all, 99% of people are good. People are rooting for you, especially on Substack.

Even if the world falls apart, you’ll have been proud that you shared your thoughts, feelings, notes, and ideas here knowing that a few people will be walk away inspired and engaged.