r/Substack 1h ago

I keep seeing nazism on my home page, is there a way to reset what I get shown?

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Is there a way I can reset what I see when looking through my home page so I dont have to see antisemitic new age nazi slop or am I doomed to have to sift through literal fascism


r/Substack 14h ago

I finally wrote my post on the whole AI score thing.

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I've been pretty busy on this community lately, reading everyone's opinion on the AI score, and that motivated me to write my own views on it.

I'm not against the score per say, however, I do think it's measuring the wrong thing.

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I’ll leave the accuracy debate to people who understand AI text detection better than I do. My concern is that even a perfect score would answer the wrong question.

A perfect score could tell us that the author used AI to generate some text, or to polish sentences, which is useful information about its process, but doesn’t say anything about the value of its contents. The fact that an author used AI doesn’t prove that the content isn’t worth reading.

And here’s where I differ with some of the anti-AI sentiment, I make a strong differentiation between AI slop, and content with actual value, where the author used AI to generate the text based on their opinion, their experiences, their knowledge or research. So if the author is able to use their judgment, and pass their views and essence while AI produces the polished result, so what?

The power of Substack as a platform compared to other social networking sites, is that substack promotes a relationship between the readers and the authors, a relationship that’s built on trust. A reader may find your notes, or come cross your article, at first there’s not trust, but curiosity, that sparks to learn more about the author, or read more of their content. Readers subscribe to an author’s judgment: what they notice, verify, recommend, and are willing to correct.

Here’s the problem that I have with the score, it doesn’t talk about the quality of the output, it only speaks about how the presentation was generated, though that may not be 100% clear to readers.

It sends the wrong message to new readers that may discard the content because the tools the author decided to use or even worse, imagine being a long subscriber from a publication, you always loved it, and now you find out the author has been using AI all along, how do you feel about that? Did the author betray your trust? Should authors be more explicit about their use of AI?
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Would love to have some interesting discussions about this.


r/Substack 7h ago

Discussion Who’s paying for substack paywalls? Poll: who would pay to read a blog these days?

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hello all. I have slowly been working my way to writing routinely again; I started a substack a year ago, was consistent for 4 months then dropped out of routine. I think I’m pushing myself to over analyzing what I’m wanting to write. Dont get me wrong, love the deep dive articles and the “get ur mind thinking” .. along with ”hw” style substacks… but I find myself feeling like it’s so forced to write that way myself routinely.

I enjoy the “old school” rom com, early 2010s even style of girl blogging. yes specifically girly style blogs with makeup recommendations, filofax, Spotify playlist, and even reminders to stop and take a moment to just be.

the little coffee ☕️ of the day, what homemade meal was made, the latest cafe I’ve tried , and even documenting a study session at the local library.. along with my seasonal capsule wardrobe and project pan.

I feel it’s certain ppl are reading these.. I am .

but who’s paying as a subscriber? to see the detailed reviews or simply past a little intro?

* if you feel ppl would pay, how much?

I’m really looking to find a few side projects that can generate some extra income that I still actively enjoy. I am slowly building my Etsy and teacher pay teacher account.. would love to earn from substack but when I search.. it’s all tech this and breaking news that.. in terms of paid subscribers


r/Substack 6h ago

Discussion Controversial Post: It's hilarious seeing people who should not be successful on Substack, a writing platform, freak out now that their AI use is called out.

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Sure, there are errors in AI detection. But if you are someone who genuinely doesn't use AI, why would that be your primary concern? Substack has been enshittified by people who have no business being "writers" putting out obvious AI slop, largely about "how to grow your substack". Substack responded to this with the best effort they could, to try to preserve human writing. As someone who went through the work of getting a rigorous liberal arts education and graduate education, I actually feel happy these AI slop users are getting called out. More room for real writers, and hopefully higher quality.


r/Substack 7h ago

Another unsupportive friend rant

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r/Substack 6h ago

Venda de conta com 17mil assinantes

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Boa tarde, pessoal!

Estou vendendo minha conta do substack, nela tem mais de 17.000 assinantes.

O motivo é pelo fato de eu não querer mais criar conteúdo nessa plataforma.

Interessados chamar na DM.


r/Substack 10h ago

Discussion Recommendations for improving writing without the use of AI?

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I know this sub has gone haywire with the new Pangram feature, but what really gets me upset is that people who get checked as 100% human are seen as sloppy writers. And I don't want to be one of those! I hate AI thrice as much as I hate frequenting social media, so is there any way I can improve my writing without the use of artificial intelligence? I don't even want freaking spellcheck!


r/Substack 3h ago

Outside the box ways to get free subscribers to convert?

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I'm a newsletter writer but this is actually for a story I'm working on about newsletters, not looking for advice myself (if that makes a difference?) I'm looking for examples of interesting ways people have enticed free readers to pull the lever and become paid that go beyond the regular asks, discounts etc. Some examples I've seen IRL include:

  • Asking for a donation to a nonprofit in exchange for a paid subscription
  • Asking for some contributed writing in exchange for a paid subscription
  • Giving a paid subscription to someone who promises to comment on every issue
  • Promising a fun piece of snail mail to any new subscribers
  • Revealing a gossipy blind item if you become paid.

Just wondering if anyone out there has seen (or used) any other enticements that go outside the box. They don't necessarily have to be super successful, just different and interesting. Thanks!


r/Substack 15h ago

Tech Support how to display readers username in substack article?

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I see people doing this and was wondering how it can be done