Shocking App and poor response
Up joining, which I only did because of a newsletter I tried to subscribe to, the app to me feels nothing but a data harvesting tool. Why do you need my phone number to read a newsletter. Within a minute of joining 5 emails received!! Honestly why do you need to bombard new users with pointless emails. Worst of all tried deleting my account and it won’t respond, funny that.
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Confusing layout
I like Substack but the app. layout is not very intuitive to use. Lots of fragmentation.
And I don't get any notifications, even though my inbox is full of new newsletters. Yes I checked my settings.
And I don't get any notifications, even though my inbox is full of new newsletters. Yes I checked my settings.
Love the idea but
No you do not need my full name and picture!! Surveillance state, no thanks! Deleted.
Newbie Thoughts
As a fledgling member here, I felt my first message should be one of thanks to Kit Yates who introduced me to these pages 🙏.
I’m loving the lack of hype and marketing - even though it is quietly apparent that Substack is a showplace where people like me can talk about our work, it is restrained and a lovely place to reside and show, discuss, and philosophise! It’s a bit like a cross between an upgraded old style bookshop [see Sherlock and Pages in Frome, Somerset],or a laidback artist’s’ club, and it has a gently, forward-thinking Kettles Yard ethos.
If you’re suffering a bit from techie overwhelm, it’s a great place to visit 👌👍🙏
I’m loving the lack of hype and marketing - even though it is quietly apparent that Substack is a showplace where people like me can talk about our work, it is restrained and a lovely place to reside and show, discuss, and philosophise! It’s a bit like a cross between an upgraded old style bookshop [see Sherlock and Pages in Frome, Somerset],or a laidback artist’s’ club, and it has a gently, forward-thinking Kettles Yard ethos.
If you’re suffering a bit from techie overwhelm, it’s a great place to visit 👌👍🙏
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Like the freedom of thought But..
I am enjoying the freedom of thought expressed in all the posts I read.
However, I don’t have all day to do nothing but read (& one could easily spend day & night exploring posts!)
It confuses me & bothers me that if I subscribe to one, I seem to be automatically getting emails from 3 or 4 ( sure all are usually interesting) but has ruined my email inbox for useful everyday stuff.
Want to point out to people, if I unsubscribe from your posts, it is not because I didn’t like you, your ideas, or your post topics - it’s because I don’t have TIME for All of them & seek to relieve my in box, so I don’t miss important ones from the bank or close family & friends.
Stop taking pride in everyone “re-posting” for everyone else - I’m getting the exact same story from multiple different people. It’s too much.
However, I don’t have all day to do nothing but read (& one could easily spend day & night exploring posts!)
It confuses me & bothers me that if I subscribe to one, I seem to be automatically getting emails from 3 or 4 ( sure all are usually interesting) but has ruined my email inbox for useful everyday stuff.
Want to point out to people, if I unsubscribe from your posts, it is not because I didn’t like you, your ideas, or your post topics - it’s because I don’t have TIME for All of them & seek to relieve my in box, so I don’t miss important ones from the bank or close family & friends.
Stop taking pride in everyone “re-posting” for everyone else - I’m getting the exact same story from multiple different people. It’s too much.
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THE BOSS
Recently been guided to this app by my friend and I was able get the most amazing experience from it and it’s been great source of information for me and my friends to learn more about the world and how we live and what we’re living through and how we can make a difference and what we’re up against with various different things we have to deal with in this world that is so important to me and how we are living in these crazy times right now
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Hamas
So well written
Can’t manage subscription from the app? Then at least link to the website so I can!!
So far the SubStack community is far more level-headed than other social networking platforms. The issue is that it’s min $7/month for a single subscription, so to get access to a lot of the good stuff can easily run you into debt quickly.
But I guess this payment model is better than streaming platforms, so there’s that.
My pet peeve is that the app always shows a huge orange “Manage Subscription” button. Click it and you see “you can’t manage your subscription in the app.” Well then do the useful thing and send me to your website where I can manage the subscription. Or put on your big-boy pants and give Apple their 20% from in-app purchases. They’re gonna snipe it from you off the mobile website Apple Pay purchase anyway! There’s no getting around the mighty Tim Cook!
But I guess this payment model is better than streaming platforms, so there’s that.
My pet peeve is that the app always shows a huge orange “Manage Subscription” button. Click it and you see “you can’t manage your subscription in the app.” Well then do the useful thing and send me to your website where I can manage the subscription. Or put on your big-boy pants and give Apple their 20% from in-app purchases. They’re gonna snipe it from you off the mobile website Apple Pay purchase anyway! There’s no getting around the mighty Tim Cook!
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Constantly pushing stuff I don’t follow onto me
This app is fairly rough overall. Seems to lack respect for who I follow and constantly pushes me to other content creators. When I start listening to an article a little window shows up with a bunch of other videos instead of the actual article I’m listening to. After the article finished playing, it often plays someone completely random instead of the next unread article in my inbox.
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A bit janky
Would like to see a list of all my latest notifications, also why do I still have to click “follow” for someone I’m already subscribed to?
