Feeling Substack burnout & the pressure to chase growth? Uncover how to build an authentic, impactful solo business by aligning with your core psychology
Great insight. You made me reflect on how project-building is linked to the way we treat ourselves. I think it is the need for validation (= "am I good enough?"), that makes us think: "these top creators must be better, more skilled, they must know something that I don't". But each one of us has 'something' that no one else knows, their unique perspective, like you've written. The trap is to conform, and getting the proof (likes, comments) that you're liked, and thinking that's the way to go, while losing the true purpose you were aiming for.
Substack is disgusting, and quite frankly I’m sick of "communicating" with their service bots. Management’s AI (artificial intelligence) has made it abundantly clear that they obstruct, control, regulate, redistribute, and spam authors, lists, and converted subscribers.
Flaggers and thought police aside, nothing on Substack is organic, everything is carefully curated. The topics, the rankings, the featured writers… none of it is coincidental.
The platform operates like a pyramid scheme. 99% of users gain nothing but false hope, praying for exposure from the next wave of unsuspecting newcomers.
Great insight. You made me reflect on how project-building is linked to the way we treat ourselves. I think it is the need for validation (= "am I good enough?"), that makes us think: "these top creators must be better, more skilled, they must know something that I don't". But each one of us has 'something' that no one else knows, their unique perspective, like you've written. The trap is to conform, and getting the proof (likes, comments) that you're liked, and thinking that's the way to go, while losing the true purpose you were aiming for.
I'm in the process of writing a follow-up on this article. Will be out later this week.
Substack is disgusting, and quite frankly I’m sick of "communicating" with their service bots. Management’s AI (artificial intelligence) has made it abundantly clear that they obstruct, control, regulate, redistribute, and spam authors, lists, and converted subscribers.
Flaggers and thought police aside, nothing on Substack is organic, everything is carefully curated. The topics, the rankings, the featured writers… none of it is coincidental.
The platform operates like a pyramid scheme. 99% of users gain nothing but false hope, praying for exposure from the next wave of unsuspecting newcomers.
https://thorstenjpattberg.substack.com/p/they-erased-the-substack