Pausing the Circulation
In light of Substack’s Nazi problem and its refusal to end revenue-sharing with violent extremist groups, I am unclear on how I want to proceed with this newsletter. To be clear, it’s not providing a platform that Nazis can take advantage of that I object to; I can respect Substack’s dedication to freedom of speech, but monetizing and algorithmically sharing this content is another matter.
However, Substack has built an invaluable tool, and I have built a good audience here, so I am reluctant to cut the cord. I could move to another platform, I could put this content on the Circulating Ideas website rather than distributing via newsletter, I could stop doing this altogether… or I could just pragmatically continue here.
I’m still not sure, but I didn’t want to just leave this newsletter here with no news as to why it is not being updated, so here you go.
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