Substack’s mission statement: “we will never have an algorithm, we will never make suggestions or recommendations and we will never play any role in what you see.” That’s a coherent position. But if your strategy is that you won’t get me new readers, why would I pay you 10%?

Substack’s mission statement: “we will never have an algorithm, we will never make suggestions or recommendations and we will never play any role in what you see.” That’s a coherent position. But if your strategy is that you won’t get me new readers, why would I pay you 10%?