Why are public thinkers flocking to Substack? | Sean Monahan

A slew of famous media defectors who jumped onto the platform recently raises the question of whether Substack can address media's woes

I started a Substack two weeks ago and it's going better than I thought it would. Friends texted me: Congratulations on the launch." To which, I responded: Heh, thanks it's a blog." Another pinged: You joined the movement!" The best reaction was an encouraging tweet from fellow Substacker, Michelle Lhooq: Let us all welcome [Sean] to the Substack stripper pole, where writers dance for our readers loose change and tell ourselves we're the future of media hehe."

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