Catastrophising about a future that doesn't exist based on pure speculation. You're already upset about this product on the basis that bad things MIGHT happen in the future. Live in the moment, this type of chronic negativity is unhealthy.
You could argue that it isn't just a hypothetical future, it's a trend that already exists and has repeated multiple times over in recent history. Nothing wrong with recognizing that and warning about it ("if you don't learn history you're doomed to repeat it" or something like that).
I think that since Substack already has a monetization in subscriptions it's possible that they won't need the same revenue. But it's also hard to convince execs to leave potential revenue on the table when they see it.
It's not "pure speculation" if you've seen it happen many times, and you see the same early patterns now. That's not speculation, that's pattern recognition and intelligence.
I not sure I'm upset yet, but I'm definitely concerned, and rather pessimistic on the outcome.
Looks too much like deja vu all over again.
What bother me the most is that they don't seem to address the issue at all in the announcement. I'm not going to pretend I'm the only one who sees how things could get awry here. I wish they had at least given a nod to the very likely worst case scenario, and maybe explained why they think they're in a better position then pretty-much-every-other-social-media.
I just wonder how long it's going to take for:
* this Notes tab to be the first thing that the app opens
* Content from people I have not subscribed to, to be the first thing in the Notes tab
* This content being stuff I do not care about
* In short form
* Optimized to get "engagement" (aka "arguments between trolls")
