Haha. Your stats are more generous than my stats! But I think genuine freedom in writing is vastly more important than 'quality.' (Although, interestingly, relatively few writers on Substack - even with absolutely no external hindrances whatsoever - allow themselves to be genuinely free. Maybe it's because genuine freedom is impossible for humans?) At this stage I would much rather browse through Substack than some lit or political mag even if I know that the lit mag is more carefully 'curated.'
Absolute freedom begets anarchy. Beauty, Truth, Love, can only be born of limits. Having pronounced that, yes I agree, browsing through Substack is a much rather type of thing.
Maybe 30% crap. 60% in need of editing to various degrees, and 10% solid gold. I like those odds. It's a good place to be.
Haha. Your stats are more generous than my stats! But I think genuine freedom in writing is vastly more important than 'quality.' (Although, interestingly, relatively few writers on Substack - even with absolutely no external hindrances whatsoever - allow themselves to be genuinely free. Maybe it's because genuine freedom is impossible for humans?) At this stage I would much rather browse through Substack than some lit or political mag even if I know that the lit mag is more carefully 'curated.'
Absolute freedom begets anarchy. Beauty, Truth, Love, can only be born of limits. Having pronounced that, yes I agree, browsing through Substack is a much rather type of thing.