Wow, this perfectly encapsulated how I’ve been feeling about substack lately - a lot of the stuff the notes page pushes to me have snarky attention-grabbing titles as if they’re going to say something new and exciting about the internet but then the writing itself feels hollow, almost like an afterthought. It seems like a new generation of substack writers (not all) are more interested in embodying “writer” as an identity than creating something meaningful. Soo well said.
exactly my thoughts!! there's a weird desire for the surface level virality of ten years past circulating around this place and i don't super like it,—if a piece goes viral it should be because it's meaningful in a real way, or at the very least encouraging of culture in a meaningful way. i'm sick of all the signifiers without substance!
I love this !! I am curious, though, does my writing meet this standard? if you'd be so generous as to give it a few minutes and share your thoughts, I'd be ever grateful ^^
there's nothing like scheduling a post in advance and forgetting to insert a couple of links lol (substack's hitting me with "post out of date" pop up so i can't change much of anything, which sucks)
but anyways, here's what i forgot to link: Ryan Broderick’s Garbage Day newsletter and the AI Maoist country song.
Hell yes dog bless. Loved this. Especially the haircut jokes, NFT slander (proudly), and clickbait-y health article exposure. It feels nice to just have somebody point out the asinine internet sludge as it occurs on the feed.
The mulberry tree bit confused me. Idk what exactly you were saying there, or if I’m missing a reference to a phrase I should know like “call a tree a tree” or somethin.
Genuinely laughed out loud here - what does this say about me? the “Art as HR” hurts the most, i think; even more so than “The quiet pain of ‘ugly’ men” at the bottom.
Yes to mulberry tree specifics and yes to meme makers as artists. Could not agree more and was very happy about the lack of capitalization in your post. Also I am Gen X and agree that many men of my generation tend to be annoying af, and I too celebrate girlhood essayists, as I once was one, although we unfortunately did not have Substack then. Thank you for this. I had so much fun reading it.
Wow, this perfectly encapsulated how I’ve been feeling about substack lately - a lot of the stuff the notes page pushes to me have snarky attention-grabbing titles as if they’re going to say something new and exciting about the internet but then the writing itself feels hollow, almost like an afterthought. It seems like a new generation of substack writers (not all) are more interested in embodying “writer” as an identity than creating something meaningful. Soo well said.
exactly my thoughts!! there's a weird desire for the surface level virality of ten years past circulating around this place and i don't super like it,—if a piece goes viral it should be because it's meaningful in a real way, or at the very least encouraging of culture in a meaningful way. i'm sick of all the signifiers without substance!
I love this !! I am curious, though, does my writing meet this standard? if you'd be so generous as to give it a few minutes and share your thoughts, I'd be ever grateful ^^
hey i like it!!
thank you so much !!
I had never heard of the adam ruins everything haircut — much appreciate the nailing of that and the analysis overall!!
appreciate it!!
now i want a mulberry so bad :(
they’re so tasty i swear
Thanks for sharing this, I thought I was delusional and having a singular experience.
Garbage Day moved to Beehiiv which is on par with Substack
i do really like the aesthetic of beehiiv ngl
there's nothing like scheduling a post in advance and forgetting to insert a couple of links lol (substack's hitting me with "post out of date" pop up so i can't change much of anything, which sucks)
but anyways, here's what i forgot to link: Ryan Broderick’s Garbage Day newsletter and the AI Maoist country song.
garbageday.email
https://www.tiktok.com/@sam..shoe/video/7358712061787999534
Hell yes dog bless. Loved this. Especially the haircut jokes, NFT slander (proudly), and clickbait-y health article exposure. It feels nice to just have somebody point out the asinine internet sludge as it occurs on the feed.
The mulberry tree bit confused me. Idk what exactly you were saying there, or if I’m missing a reference to a phrase I should know like “call a tree a tree” or somethin.
Regardless, ty for making this.
Genuinely laughed out loud here - what does this say about me? the “Art as HR” hurts the most, i think; even more so than “The quiet pain of ‘ugly’ men” at the bottom.
Yes to mulberry tree specifics and yes to meme makers as artists. Could not agree more and was very happy about the lack of capitalization in your post. Also I am Gen X and agree that many men of my generation tend to be annoying af, and I too celebrate girlhood essayists, as I once was one, although we unfortunately did not have Substack then. Thank you for this. I had so much fun reading it.