Is Substack the Media Future We Want?

I prefer a future when creators own their audience, not platforms.

I don't read any newsletters. I wish I had the time.

The main thing that I like about Substack is the no ads mantra.

It seems like the top Google ranking blogs that I find all follow the same playbook of writing some thinly-veiled/low-effort content on a particular topic, and then generate revenue with a bunch of Amazon affiliate links in the article. Some blogs are worse than others, but I just hate that quality often takes a back seat to revenue.

I just discovered Substack, so correct me if I'm wrong (that there are substack publishers who use that playbook).