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Phoebe's avatar

I do hope all the good people who migrated to Substack will remain on Substack, because I never used Twitter before and I don't suppose I ever will -- but I don't want to lose el gato and several others I've been reading assiduously here.

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Donna Ruth's avatar

Twitter and Substack are two different cats. Substack offers the authors generous latitude to develop thoughts, add some cheek, and demonstrate their prodigious writing skills. Twitter limits users to 140 characters, and too often only contains cheek and snark; hence, it is like comparing a fine 5-course meal to a street hot dog. Better yet, Substack offers space for developed, thoughtful replies, and most often they are polite. Apples 'n oranges.

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Phoebe's avatar

I was responding to el gato's comment that "this will not take me off substack. this is home now." Before he said that, it hadn't occurred to me that he might leave.

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Donna Ruth's avatar

Yes, twitter can be addictive, calling forth our snarkier side. But, Twitter is a comic strip and Substack is a fine essay. Both can be fun/enlightening, but I think many of us discovered this more genteel form of communication, offering some delicious, thoughtful, informative writing on rather dire current events - and very often thoughtful informative replies. Who needs picky publishers when all this talent has surfaced?

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Heterodox Introvert's avatar

I am 100% with you!

I suspect weтАЩre dealing with a Pareto distribution. The more thoughtfully inclined minority -just one introvertтАЩs observation- can easily live without chemical driven (addictive) bursts of palaver, jibes and vitriol. But I donтАЩt know, just a guess.

That crowd can have it. And they will. Some need it. Oof. Different strokes.

IтАЩll take an herbal tea with my substack. ЁЯШБ

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Vxi7's avatar

Any website which forces you to login or download an app is on my blacklist and will never move out from there.

Twitter is there since a long long time.

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