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First Hassan, now Klippenstein. Real bummer to see a new wave of leftists not merely sticking by Substack, but hitching their wagons to it from the start.

Looking at it more positively, even if the campaign against Substack didn't kill them, or even render their name irredeemably toxic on the left, it created space for competitors and interrupted the consolidation of Substack's brand as a synonym for all blogs.

@misc I guess I'm late to the party. Why do we hate Substack?

Jesse

@ernie @Klaxun And beyond that, are ideologically committed to Silicon Valley's increasingly reactionary flavor of libertarianism.

@misc @ernie Thanks. Is there a better alternative I should look into?

@Klaxun @misc If you’re comfortable with a VC-backed platform, Beehiiv. If you want something run by a small team, Buttondown. If you want to run it yourself or want a nonprofit in charge, Ghost.