The instant and emphatic embrace of substack notes seems to me just another symptom of influencer culture. Everyone trying to build up their clout and sell their book and get their podcast out. A dizzying combo of careerism, egotism, and hustle culture.

What if the goal was not to self promote at a nauseating pace but instead to invest in social media systems owned and operated by people, rather than corporations? What if the goal was always to do whats best for democracy, not just ourselves?