Substack Platform Discussions
The cluster focuses on Substack as a publishing platform for authors, frequently comparing it to Medium, debating whether it solves issues like audience capture and paywalls, and exploring its pros, cons, and alternatives.
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Substack isn't really for you, the consumer, but for the author who is hosted there
What about substack? It solves all the problems that the OP raises
how do you compare with substack?
Will substack fail for the same reasons Medium has?
Substack is just a publishing platform, it's not editorial.
Sounds like the Substack model?
That's Substack, not Medium, though the same point would apply.
Seen a lot of Substack stuff. Is it the new Medium?
Unfortunately, substack has also started down the same path as Medium. You'll be reading an article someone sent you a link to and mid-way through you'll get a pop-up that obstructs the content requesting you to subscribe. Just let me read in peace!If you just want a place to dump articles it's probably fine, but for people hoping to attract the HN audience, do us a favor and set up your own blog. These days, you can host it for free on Render, GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel...
Why not just use Substack. It's great