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  • Beautiful, Polished Interface

    As a long time reader of blogs and substackers, I was a skeptic when this app came out. Tech companies often get *one* thing right, and subsequent attempts fall short. Now, after using this app for several months, I am more than pleased. Substack created a *the best* unobtrusive reading experience.

    The app is a joy to use, it’s intuitive, and there’s absolutely zero mental friction.
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  • I START MY DAY…

    I admire courage, especially when the Courageous are “…the voice of one calling in the wilderness”, the voice that continues calling in spite of ridicule from their “peers”,
    “cancellations”, loss of employment, vicious attacks from most media pundits whose goals have become indoctrination rather than
    investigation, not to mention the government who no longer speaks to “we, the people”, but rather to social media—under the table, of course. SUBSTACK provides a platform for the Courageous—the Berensons, the Malones, the actual experts whose one goal is truth-telling for an audience seeking just that…TRUTH.
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  • A great read !

    Doomberg shares real and reliable information with readers and subscribers. Most arrivals include factual data based information that is referenced for the purposes of the conversation. We love the way they never shy away from taking pot shots at those who need a little bit of a slap.
  • half baked, don’t add actions you cant undo

    Just put stuff in the archive because I had no idea what swiping left in the app did. There was no label, I didn’t recognize the icon. I had to go to support to figure out what happened. And it…can’t be undone? Who launches a feature you can’t undo? Remove it from the app and release it once it can be undone. I was just trying to figure out how to mark everything unread because I read them in my email. Probably deleting this app because it’s more of a hassle than making a custom mailbox.
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  • Discovery gold

    The mind and actions of an authoritarian regime isn’t just the regime itself. The tentacles of this administration is far more active and is both scary and dangerous. The Biden admin act as the brain and the key parts of media the mouth piece, congress members is the body, the court is the feet and now we know the federal law enforcement is the hands. I originally thought it was pure paranoia on conspiracy folks, but you just shed light on actions taken in the dark alleys we don’t see. We can see them now. They use only parts on you but Conservatives and truth tellers are getting the full body right now. The 3 branches were supposed to operate separate but equal, not in collusion for a common cause against its citizens and their wishes. Keep the discovery information coming I am sure more light will expose this further.
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  • Need help getting it to recognise me!

    I’ve recently started subscribing to several writers on Substack and am considering writing my own blog. Ive been using through my internet browser. I downloaded the app and tried to sign in using the same email I’m subscribed with. Unfortunately the app doesn’t recognise me as a previous user and won’t show my account or subscriptions. I’ve searched the Substack website high and low for a means of getting support and have had no luck. Frustrating. I really think I should be able to get in touch with someone if there’s no solution via the FAQs. Hoping you can help! Thanks.
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  • Just missing automatic place saving

    This is a great app, it’s a good way to read my favorite writers. I particularly like that it saves my place when I exit an article by swiping so that I can later pick up where I left off. What I wish it would do is auto save location so that even if I got interrupted by a phone call, text message, real life, etc, I could come straight back to where I was currently at in the article.
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  • Crossroads

    It’s word that been around for centuries, in this case I’ll refer it to what goes on in one’s mind.
    Ie one gets to the point of understanding of self where you realise patterns are repeating in that skull space you call a brain. What usually happens is we only think linearly so each word in our heads inevitable leads to another…. Which can lead to being miserable for example. That’s whenever say, you realise you need help.

    Here’s one tool, :- one needs to interject a word into our linear process, pick up a book, open at any page ,and look at the 5th word on the left side of that page …..
    then have your grey muscle think, talk, and explain what that word could mean in your current situation ….. and bingo, something smart happens .
    Edwin xx
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  • Mesmerized

    I just started and have spent hours with some of the best articles I have come across in over half a century of habitual reading. I can feel myself slowing and focusing as an invisible universe makes itself tangible. I am not using the paid or upgraded model. I am frugal to a fault, but I think I will be upgrading out of a combination of appetite for more, guilt and gratitude. There is material here for everyone regardless of your faith, politics or interests. The quality cuts across the normal distribution of bad to great but the great is insightful on a grand scale. Download the app, set aside time, and prepare for a feast for your mind.
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  • It must have been hard to build such a patronizing app

    Substack is fine. Some content is engaging, some isn’t. It’s a standard newsletter platform.

    I was delighted to have an app, as my life is busy and the constant flood of content into my inbox often feels overwhelming. Sometimes I like an idea or a writer so much that I want to support them by subscribing EVEN IF I’M NOT INTERESTED IN READING EVERY SINGLE POST. Substack doesn’t understand this. If they decide you’re not opening the app often enough, they will automatically switch on email newsletters for everything. You can not opt out, only delay the onslaught a bit by signing in and confirming, again, that you do not want all those emails. But if life gets busy and you’re not on the app enough for Substack’s liking — prepare for the emails to return.

    I’ve unsubscribed from every list and won’t subscribe to any more, though I’ve got a couple of annual subscriptions to see through. Writers: this platform is likely to annoy your readers right off your lists, and actively discourages people signing up for paid subscriptions just to show support. Readers: you’ll never get these people out of your inbox. They override your notification settings on your behalf about once a month. (And send another email to let you know they’ve done so!)
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