Let me start with a generous block quote from FdB: Anyway: what’s essential to understand is that people knew that not everywhere could have the reach of the NYT, that not everywhere could reliably produce a giant audience. But there was the potential for pieces, even pieces in entirely obscure publications, to surface. Pieces that didn’t emerge from highfalutin publications or from popular writers could find their way out of the cacophony of the internet and become the topic of widespread conversation. Someone quietly working on a niche Wordpress.org blog could make the right argument at the right time and see their name crisscross the internet. And I just don’t see that happening anywhere right now.
What I like about YouTube is that you can post whatever video with no prior following and it's guaranteed to get at least some impressions (or it seems that way anyway). I've had a few videos with decent engagement this way. YT is much more friendly to 'beginners' in my view. I wish Substack worked similarly. Anyway a plug for my parody substack:
What if the 19 year old posting “I wrote this- thoughts???” is actually 35? 😬
Ahh, well as a 35 year old myself who only really got started at 30, I would say it's never too late!
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Subscribing. And really excellent points. Please check out my substack!
What I like about YouTube is that you can post whatever video with no prior following and it's guaranteed to get at least some impressions (or it seems that way anyway). I've had a few videos with decent engagement this way. YT is much more friendly to 'beginners' in my view. I wish Substack worked similarly. Anyway a plug for my parody substack:
https://anarchyforamerica.substack.com/p/ny-protesters-swarm-electrified-highly