One of the fiction writer groups on Substack decided to go all in on censorship without any queries to the membership. I quit the group and left a comment on their pro-censorship post saying so. When I went back later to see what the other comments were, mine was gone.
Excellent summary and analysis on the Katz/Atlantic & Newton/Platformer & Substack NPC squatters and their attempted power grab, @aetherczar. Just the right serving size for those new to the wrangle or want a concise-yet-complete overview to share on other sites or with friends.
The wanna-be tyrants aren't going to give up. The psychological pain inflicted by opinions that don't align with their narrow view of (un)Reality won't let them quit. The source of their pain must be silenced.
Best that we always be on our guard. With luck, the Substack owners do the same to keep the Mind Virus zombies away from any of the levers of power on their platform.
I'd far rather deal with the problem of unwanted shit posters myself, rather than rely on the usual Trust & Safety buffoons to do it for me. Substack has been nice, since it self-selects for a much higher-IQ class of shit posters who tend to be more amusing than obnoxious!
I still get the occasional shit-poster slipping past my shields, but Gab makes it pretty easy to block them. But yes, you really have to go hunting on Substack to find real Nazis.
I had one of those post some hateful, irrelevant trash on one of my posts about my own methods to fill the creative bucket. Thankfully, I get warnings about posts and have few subscribers. I permabanned that fool immediately.
One of the fiction writer groups on Substack decided to go all in on censorship without any queries to the membership. I quit the group and left a comment on their pro-censorship post saying so. When I went back later to see what the other comments were, mine was gone.
Excellent summary and analysis on the Katz/Atlantic & Newton/Platformer & Substack NPC squatters and their attempted power grab, @aetherczar. Just the right serving size for those new to the wrangle or want a concise-yet-complete overview to share on other sites or with friends.
The wanna-be tyrants aren't going to give up. The psychological pain inflicted by opinions that don't align with their narrow view of (un)Reality won't let them quit. The source of their pain must be silenced.
Best that we always be on our guard. With luck, the Substack owners do the same to keep the Mind Virus zombies away from any of the levers of power on their platform.
I'm a little surprised Gab itself takes no action, but that's their right.
I'd far rather deal with the problem of unwanted shit posters myself, rather than rely on the usual Trust & Safety buffoons to do it for me. Substack has been nice, since it self-selects for a much higher-IQ class of shit posters who tend to be more amusing than obnoxious!
You want to see anti-semitism? Go to Gab.
I still get the occasional shit-poster slipping past my shields, but Gab makes it pretty easy to block them. But yes, you really have to go hunting on Substack to find real Nazis.
I had one of those post some hateful, irrelevant trash on one of my posts about my own methods to fill the creative bucket. Thankfully, I get warnings about posts and have few subscribers. I permabanned that fool immediately.
I have already seen it from Harvard