Unfortunately, that seems to be the norm for platforms now. They start with good intensions and ideas, but then turn to the "dark side". The bigger they are, the worse it gets :(
Unfortunately, that seems to be the norm for platforms now. They start with good intensions and ideas, but then turn to the "dark side". The bigger they are, the worse it gets :(
Unfortunately, that seems to be the norm for platforms now. They start with good intensions and ideas, but then turn to the "dark side". The bigger they are, the worse it gets :(
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Hi Julie! Nice reading from you here in the comments.
Sadly you're right — that does seem to be the pattern.
They start off with great intentions, serving creators, building community… and then once growth and investors come into play, things shift.
That’s actually one of the reasons I’ve been so drawn to Substack.
It still feels like it’s made for writers and readers first — not just shareholders. Hoping it stays that way :)