A Troubling Tidbit
Seen in the wild
In a recent post, the Substack leadership team discussed how creating strong community features is differentiating this platform from algorithmic-driven ones. I agree! Organically building relationships with readers and writers has been motivating and inspiring. I’m thrilled with my experience thus far.
That said, Substack still exists on the internet. And, unfortunately, no matter how positive and supportive the vast majority of any internet community may be, there will always be lunatics lurking in the dark corners.
For example, I found the following masterwork deep in the comments section of that post. A disinformation agent (writer?) also chose to celebrate the virtues of the Substack platform for all the wrong reasons.
Verbatim:
As a scientist who lost the right access to do a science, I see substack also as the very precious resource to SHARE NON-Corrupted Science, paid by NO INTERESTS GROUPS, no 'influencers' who derail the truth to a level where KILLINGS and genocide are becoming 'the new normal'.
As of press time, three “people” liked this comment.
The takeaway? As always, stay frosty out there.
Author's note: History has shown these were Substack's halcyon days.
