Mar 3, 2022Liked by Rafi Schwartz, Samantha Grasso
Had a small panic when I saw stuff was kicked back to substack when I was trying to read an article from yesterday! I am glad the site's going to continue moving forward, and best of luck to Aleks and Paul!
Part of the reason I subscribed (two days ago!) was the nice user experience of the website; it being a breath of fresh air compared to the other 15 newsletters I'm signed up for that tend to blur together in my inbox.
Oh well, bad timing I guess. Still excited to read your work.
Best of luck to Paul! I have enjoyed reading approximately 100% of things you have written both here and at Vice, and will hopefully continue to do so at Vice (and hopefully back here in a prosperous future).
As for the move to Substack, I appreciate the honesty and renewed focus. Substack, despite some issues, is honestly an easy and streamlined platform if you don't have the resources to run this by yourselves. Hopefully this leads to increased cooperation and visibility for The Discontents Collective.
I know I commented on this yesterday, but another one, just to ask a question: Is there any plan to further intertwine the Discontents Collective? Like, subscription to one gets discounted subscriptions to others, or the like?
Hey Jason! I totally understand your concerns (to be honest I’ve only done anything Substack related via Discourse and this one person named Ayesha Saddiqi but I’ve heard of what I can only imagine is just a small taste). If there’s one thing that I can try to offer is that sites like these need to be here to counter against the bullshit that the others create here. We in the comments will do our very best to stay that cool spot that made you come this way (hell maybe I’ll troll some of these other places to make them squirm 😹).
Anyways just thought I’d bring it up. You seem like a cool person and I respect whatever you decide. ✊
Had a small panic when I saw stuff was kicked back to substack when I was trying to read an article from yesterday! I am glad the site's going to continue moving forward, and best of luck to Aleks and Paul!
Part of the reason I subscribed (two days ago!) was the nice user experience of the website; it being a breath of fresh air compared to the other 15 newsletters I'm signed up for that tend to blur together in my inbox.
Oh well, bad timing I guess. Still excited to read your work.
First off, thanks for signing up in the first place, Cole! We appreciate it! And, to your point: this will be a nice user experience, too. I promise!
Man I’m gonna miss Paul and Aleks! I do love y’all and I’m glad you’re still keeping this up. It’s has been very helpful to read your works!
Best of luck to Paul! I have enjoyed reading approximately 100% of things you have written both here and at Vice, and will hopefully continue to do so at Vice (and hopefully back here in a prosperous future).
As for the move to Substack, I appreciate the honesty and renewed focus. Substack, despite some issues, is honestly an easy and streamlined platform if you don't have the resources to run this by yourselves. Hopefully this leads to increased cooperation and visibility for The Discontents Collective.
I know I commented on this yesterday, but another one, just to ask a question: Is there any plan to further intertwine the Discontents Collective? Like, subscription to one gets discounted subscriptions to others, or the like?
nothing specific at the moment, but exploring ways to collaborate more with Discontents is definitely on our agenda!
Ready to ride this train wherever it may go. Godspeed Aleks and Paul.
Hey Jason! I totally understand your concerns (to be honest I’ve only done anything Substack related via Discourse and this one person named Ayesha Saddiqi but I’ve heard of what I can only imagine is just a small taste). If there’s one thing that I can try to offer is that sites like these need to be here to counter against the bullshit that the others create here. We in the comments will do our very best to stay that cool spot that made you come this way (hell maybe I’ll troll some of these other places to make them squirm 😹).
Anyways just thought I’d bring it up. You seem like a cool person and I respect whatever you decide. ✊