How Substack's follow feature betrays its original mission
Might be time to leave The Newsletter Platform That Shall Not Be Named.
They appear to be prioritizing "followers" over "subscribers," locking you into their network and defeating the purpose of building an email list.
Anyone else have thoughts? Am I wrong here?
Nat Eliasonx.comThe shift away from the follow was led by Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, but no one perfected it quite like TikTok and their ‘For You’ page. Instead of giving users control over what they see based on who they follow, TikTok serves up a feed based on what they predict will be most engaging.