Are you objecting to the phrase "common sense" or the discussion? I agree that it's not a particularly good name for a web site. I hope that name doesn't prevent you from listening to the discussion, which was excellent. I agreed with French more than the other two participants, but they all made some good points. BTW, the Podcast is called "Honestly." That's probably not a much better name than "Common Sense," and it's not why I listen to it.
Wow. I just received your reply in my inbox today. What? Where? It's nearly two weeks since that post. Is your reply for real?
Before signing up, I read: “Substack is effectively scamming less-established journalists into thinking that newsletter writing is more remunerative than it actually is … an elite group of Substack Pro staffers, handpicked by editors, have been given the resources to write full time. Everyone else on Substack has to do it for free until they manage to claw and scrape their way into a subscriber base that pays. Realistically, almost nobody will reach that point."
Then I read: “Substack’s carved out a space where thoughtfulness reigns, and individual creators are rewarded for the depth of their contribution. It’s refreshing, and it gives me a glimmer of hope for the future of indie media.”
It’s free - I'll give it a try. While stumbling through the tons of fictionists, online journal and social media rejects, I found Glenn Cartman Loury - a Black economics professor willing to discuss race and equality in America. The honest conversation about Trayvon Martin sealed the deal.
Disclosure: I am/was not a paid subscriber to any content. Your reply in my inbox and today's note from Glenn Loury (This thread is only visible to paid subscribers of Glenn Loury) clinched it. In my opinion, Substack is a scam – an echo chamber – a Twitter thread, etc. In my opinion, a waste of my time. Please do not reply. Thank you.
Wow, the hostility of your response is bizarre and has absolutely nothing to do with the issues I thought we were discussing. Do you think I'm somehow associated with Substack the company? I'm a reader and supporter of several newsletters on the platform. OTOH, it looks like you have published using the platform. I have no idea what your thought process is, but I agree that you probably wasted your time here and sadly it seems I did as well.
Thank you for responding. To each his own. In my opinion, many times 'Common Sense' makes no sense.
Are you objecting to the phrase "common sense" or the discussion? I agree that it's not a particularly good name for a web site. I hope that name doesn't prevent you from listening to the discussion, which was excellent. I agreed with French more than the other two participants, but they all made some good points. BTW, the Podcast is called "Honestly." That's probably not a much better name than "Common Sense," and it's not why I listen to it.
Wow. I just received your reply in my inbox today. What? Where? It's nearly two weeks since that post. Is your reply for real?
Before signing up, I read: “Substack is effectively scamming less-established journalists into thinking that newsletter writing is more remunerative than it actually is … an elite group of Substack Pro staffers, handpicked by editors, have been given the resources to write full time. Everyone else on Substack has to do it for free until they manage to claw and scrape their way into a subscriber base that pays. Realistically, almost nobody will reach that point."
Then I read: “Substack’s carved out a space where thoughtfulness reigns, and individual creators are rewarded for the depth of their contribution. It’s refreshing, and it gives me a glimmer of hope for the future of indie media.”
It’s free - I'll give it a try. While stumbling through the tons of fictionists, online journal and social media rejects, I found Glenn Cartman Loury - a Black economics professor willing to discuss race and equality in America. The honest conversation about Trayvon Martin sealed the deal.
Disclosure: I am/was not a paid subscriber to any content. Your reply in my inbox and today's note from Glenn Loury (This thread is only visible to paid subscribers of Glenn Loury) clinched it. In my opinion, Substack is a scam – an echo chamber – a Twitter thread, etc. In my opinion, a waste of my time. Please do not reply. Thank you.
Wow, the hostility of your response is bizarre and has absolutely nothing to do with the issues I thought we were discussing. Do you think I'm somehow associated with Substack the company? I'm a reader and supporter of several newsletters on the platform. OTOH, it looks like you have published using the platform. I have no idea what your thought process is, but I agree that you probably wasted your time here and sadly it seems I did as well.
In my opinion, Substack is a scam.
And yet, you're still here.
Twitters calling, it misses you.