I like the formulation of this trilemma, which is similar to the engineer/designer's trilemma: You can have something good, cheap or quickly; choose two.
Personally I like Substack as it is full of very interesting stuff. But that’s the problem - there are too many posts - I would estimate that I only get to maybe 20% of what I want to read. So I actually like those authors who post infrequent but with very insightful writing.
My tendency towards looking at things through Cassandra's periscope stems from learning very early that sometimes the ordinary things we do can go very, very badly and leave lots of broken things about; that qualifier stated:
I've been wondering if this generally 'good thing' that is the Substackian Marketplace of Ideas and Notions would wind up like every other good thing since the plow: Enclosed, Extracted, and Enslaved toward serving the beast that comes roughly, and also out of Bethlehem.
This discussion of the snares of the web that is Substack, too, is most helpful, and assists in discerning what's 'published' so as to glean wheat from chaff; so, many thanks, Mr. Farrell. And now, I'm all out of biblical analogies and 'things in quotes' for the morning. Time for elevensies, and calming the heck down. There's still firewood to split and stack. Winter's coming.
"an individual poaster can’t really do all three at once." I think that should be "toaster".
Allow me to encourage you to post when you have something/whatever worth saying, be it entertaining, profound or universe-encompassing (within reason). As far as I am concerned all of your posts can be fretful, as this one is - but I don't get the impression that's your vibe, so I'm not going to worry about it.
I cancelled my Substack subscriptions around the beginning of 2024 when it became clear to me that the company wanted to benefit from the network effects of social media without doing any actual moderation. I'm happy to pay for good writing, but woudn't give this website another cent.
I like the formulation of this trilemma, which is similar to the engineer/designer's trilemma: You can have something good, cheap or quickly; choose two.
Damn, beat me by minutes! I was going to say this is the product development problem of faster, better cheaper.
Personally I like Substack as it is full of very interesting stuff. But that’s the problem - there are too many posts - I would estimate that I only get to maybe 20% of what I want to read. So I actually like those authors who post infrequent but with very insightful writing.
Well written. Interesting information.
My tendency towards looking at things through Cassandra's periscope stems from learning very early that sometimes the ordinary things we do can go very, very badly and leave lots of broken things about; that qualifier stated:
I've been wondering if this generally 'good thing' that is the Substackian Marketplace of Ideas and Notions would wind up like every other good thing since the plow: Enclosed, Extracted, and Enslaved toward serving the beast that comes roughly, and also out of Bethlehem.
This discussion of the snares of the web that is Substack, too, is most helpful, and assists in discerning what's 'published' so as to glean wheat from chaff; so, many thanks, Mr. Farrell. And now, I'm all out of biblical analogies and 'things in quotes' for the morning. Time for elevensies, and calming the heck down. There's still firewood to split and stack. Winter's coming.
Tim Long, Just Up the Hill from Lock 15
"an individual poaster can’t really do all three at once." I think that should be "toaster".
Allow me to encourage you to post when you have something/whatever worth saying, be it entertaining, profound or universe-encompassing (within reason). As far as I am concerned all of your posts can be fretful, as this one is - but I don't get the impression that's your vibe, so I'm not going to worry about it.
"...while those who post irregularly might as well abandon all hope of becoming a top earner". Don't I know it!
Being a prolific writer is hard work.
I cancelled my Substack subscriptions around the beginning of 2024 when it became clear to me that the company wanted to benefit from the network effects of social media without doing any actual moderation. I'm happy to pay for good writing, but woudn't give this website another cent.