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Antonia Malchik's avatar

My avoidance of Notes is purely about me. My brain responds strongly to the attention incentives of social media. It’s no good for me at any level. Not everybody has that problem! For me it’s like giving up potato chips or jelly beans or alcohol--I can only stick to it if I just don’t have the stuff around. I hope it remains a thoughtful and rich place for everyone who participates. 💖

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

oh I TOTALLY respect this! Very very very much!

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

☺️☺️☺️

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Michael Mohr's avatar

Yeah I’m curious to see how Notes plays out. Mixed feelings.

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

“Mixed feelings” is a great title for a newsletter 😂

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Haha

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Michael Jensen's avatar

My feelings aren't mixed at the moment. I'm very much all in and happy to be joining something at the beginning rather than halfway through. But that may very well change over time.

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Always lol

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Monica's avatar

I'm checking out Substack today, actually, because some of my Patreon patrons keep having payment issues. I ran a poll, and about a quarter of them said they'd hop over to a parallel Substack if there were one. So I may be joining you soon.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Let us know if you have any questions.

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Monica's avatar

Thanks so much. That's very kind :)

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Sarah Styf's avatar

I'm loving it so far!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Us too!

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

We live in hope 🤞🏻

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Haha, the undiscovered country.

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Patti Petersen's avatar

I recently started Twitter to practice writing short form before creating a newsletter. I can't stand social media on the whole, especially Instagram and FB... but I must say Reddit and Quora still hold my attention. I hope Notes replaces Twitter. It's a welcome newbie. Thanks for sharing this new option!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

You're welcome!

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Brent Hartinger's avatar

Thank you! That means a lot. And thanks for supporting quality journalism in general!

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