Goodbye, Substack, We Hardly Knew Ye
An important update on the Certified Forgotten newsletter.
Spooky friends,
So Substack has a Nazi problem. And we’re pulling the plug.
A lot has been written about Substack’s, ah, subpar response to the community when it comes to platforming hate speech, and there’s nothing we can offer to that conversation that hasn’t already been said. It’s shitty, the end.
But over the weekend, Donato and I decided on a new course of action, and we think it’s one our community will enjoy. Starting… now, really, our newsletter is moving to Patreon. We’ve actually already published the newsletter for December 22 over there.
So what’s changing? Less than you’d expect!
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So long, Substack. It’s been real, it’s been fun, but it hasn’t been real fun.