there is a new polemic listicle on substack everyday and it’s getting unbearable

witness gonzo | writing at summerlightning.substack.com
| sachinbenny.xyz 

Substack turning into Medium right on schedule.

Writer ✍️ | Creepy stories: unnerv.ing 👁️ | Essays: paragraph.xyz/@driftless ⚡️

Yes? I remember reading Nassim Taleb on Medium back in the day.

The trajectory is familiar: new platform makes itself the “home” for long-form writing. It leverages existing talent for clout. Entices those writers with handsome payouts. Then touts “we’re finally paying writers” as marketing angle. Draws in hordes of amateur writers hoping to make a buck. They soon discover that merely being on the right platform is insufficient. They resort to clickbait to compete for shrinking eyeballs. Everyone writes listicles because it’s the most efficient form. Monetization becomes selling courses about how to monetize your writing selling courses.

did medium have a lot of literary content and ex journalists ? it feels more closer to LinkedIn these days