It Looks Like Substack Has A Thing Called "Notes"
It Looks Swell
I was notified by Substack that they now have Substack Notes. I snuck a gander at it and it appears they’ve constructed their own Twitter-ish-thingy-madoodle. Since Twitter has become more of a grungy pit of vitriol for years, and its decline has hastened under the rule of Baron von Musk, alternatives are certainly a welcome sight. Mastodon appears to be much less user friendly and involves users isolating themselves within certain networks within Mastodon. Echo chambers were terrible on Twitter already but are worse with Mastodon and worse yet with the array of new extra-creepy nationalist social media start-ups. The whole trend of “I’m taking my ball and going to Mastodon” was primarily hollow posturing, ironically enough, to be done on Twitter. I think the only good thing from the Mastodon buzz was that it probably offered additional Google clicks for the superb Atlanta progressive metal outfit of the same name.
You may as well listen to the lads while we’re on the topic. They’re a delight. And the drummer sings. Ooooo, snazzy, I know.
So, Substack issued me this template to send out my own post about how super-duper awesome “Notes” is and that you should all quit your jobs, ignore your family, not change the batteries in the electronic thermostat, starve your pets, let your asparagus sit and burn on the stove, and leave the laundry wet in the machine so it gets musty and dank from not being transferred to the dryer, as to allow you the get onto “Notes” immediately and give it all your attention. I did a speckle of tweaking and shall issue this special post instead.
With Substack generally being orientated towards people who actually read things longer than four sentences, or who aren’t solely dependent on having information delivered to them via video, “Notes” may weed-out many of those who are geared toward being solely disruptive, those with a disemboweled attention span, or sadistic maniacs. Granted, some of the writing on Substack contains content that is either frivolous banalities, various forms of zealotry, outright deranged conspiracy theories (as I have covered), and other things undesirable, but still looks like a much less of a meth-house than so much else of the internet realms.
Overall, with the advent of “Notes”, this grumpy, jaded, pessimistic, and cynical luddite actually has some positive expectations. We’ll see how it goes! Have a gander for yourself.
Also, if you have been reading my Substack, do tell your friends, neighbours, neighbour’s dogs, optometrist, accountant, oil-change guy, lumber salesman, great-aunts, grade 11 math teacher, and that burnout who is installing your new counter tops about my Substack. Since I’m a cave-person, it is hard for me to find the optimal way of distributing my page. I’ve punished you with reading my possibly undesirable writings, and therefore it is only fitting that I implore you to conduct tasks on my behalf. I excel at fairness. The case may be that my writing is unreadable but I’ll see how it all ventures over time. Thanks for reading thus far. I’ll insert some clicky-buttony-thingies.
All for now. I deleted the initial paragraph Substack drafted for their “Notes” promotion but I left in the remainder and have it below.
‘Til next time.
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Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. I plan to use it for things that don’t fit in the newsletter, like work-in-progress or quick questions.
How to join
Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to An Onion On My Belt, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!
You can also share notes of your own. I hope this becomes a space where every reader of An Onion On My Belt can share thoughts, ideas, and interesting quotes from the things we're reading on Substack and beyond.
If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the Notes FAQ for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you there!