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  • Both an enlightening and depressing read

    The only clear winners after 200 days would appear to be Landlords - a well represented lobby group within the Coalition Government.
  • Dirty and underhanded

    I clicked the link in a Substack email I subscribed to saying “you unlocked this free post” only to be told to download the app to unlock it. I download the app only to be told that to read it I would also have to give my phone number. Who knows what they’d have wanted next. Very dirty and underhanded, so I’ve decided to delete my app, my account, and never use substack again.
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  • Manage subscriptions on the app!

    Loving this new form of journalism, feels more honest and long form than Instagram captions with greater variety and depth. Loads of brilliant content for free with option to support writers- perfect. Just PLEASE make it available to manage subscriptions on the app- have just spend a very painful 15 minutes logging in on browser (required password and authentication email), then finding publication (kept switching back to app), then signing up for monthly plan (recapture dragged and timed out) all to read a 500 word piece on the best pair of trousers for the summer 🙃🙃 long, painful process which is preventing me from signing up paid subscriptions with other publications. fingers crossed for next update!
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  • Clear and informative

    Increasingly depressing to see what’s happening in a very short time with the blame being constantly directed at the previous government .
  • Truth Is a Rare Commodity These Days

    Our government and our representatives within our government receive a huge proportion of their financial support from the pharmaceutical industry. Likewise the major media derives a huge amount of funding from the pharmaceutical industry ads. The media has become the arbiter of truth by permitting publication of what it permits the public to see, hear, or discover while labeling, censoring, excluding, and punishing anyone who dares to challenge the media orthodoxy. This is a frightening development and it threatens the public welfare.

    This article provides an in depth examination of facts and truths that challenge the circular system of pharma, government, and media, and the huge money driving this corrupt system that is a threat to the health of every citizen, young and old. I urge you to read the article and educate yourself while it’s still possible, and it might be possible to rescue civilization from the greedy network that would selfishly destroy it.
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  • Little Grape Substack

    What I like about where Substack comes from is that it is has serious content without taking you to a dark corner and sitting you down for half an hour.
    Interesting, informative, you don’t need to be a genius, but equally having half a brain , an ability to take information helps. I think it sits in exactly the right place
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  • Critical thinking at it’s finest

    What a quagmire social media is. Substack takes a different approach and funnels attention into quality thinking in quality articles. I want to think that this is the future of the internet.
    I’m thoroughly enjoying the thinking and writing of so many intelligent people.
  • The app needs work… a lot.

    OK I will change fro 2 stars to 3. I am still trying it, but really. Inconsistent appearance web and within the app.😵‍💫….. Easy to get started…. But user interface is confusing. Please just a bit more work would make such a difference. An app for readers and writers…. Reading other people’s ’publications’ is relatively easy, but creating your own is a bit of a chore since you never know where you are within this app. For example clicking on “settings” can give you two completely different screens depending where you started… I think. No manual. Search for help via Google etc. and you get offers to subscribe to someone’s sub-stack publication that will help you use sub-stack. If they tried to write a manual they would see how flawed the UI is. Also, pushes unwanted publications …. A serious no-no. You apparently can’t say ‘don’t do that’… you can only unsubscribe from every one of them only to have them replaced by another batch when you log on again. Overall, Is is a great idea… help writers connect to their audience in a coordinated manner. Several well known bloggers/writers use it. So far, I like the idea, but not the implementation. NOTE: some of the reviews here in the App Store refer to specific publications/blogs not to the app itself. ?? AND ALSO….. Your ‘BIO’ can only be 250 characters! Really. At First I thought is was 250 words. Nope. 250 characters 😏
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  • The app needs work… a lot.

    Easy to get started…. But user interface is confusing. Please just a bit more work would make such a difference. An app for readers and writers…. Reading other people’s ’publications’ is relatively easy, but creating your own is a bit of a chore since you never know where you are within this app. For example clicking on “settings” can give you two completely different screens depending where you started… I think. No manual. Search for help via Google etc. and you get offers to subscribe to someone’s sub-stack publication that will help you use sub-stack. If they tried to write a manual they would see how flawed the UI is. Also, pushes unwanted publications …. A serious no-no. You apparently can’t say ‘don’t do that’… you can only unsubscribe from every one of them only to have them replaced by another batch when you log on again. Overall, Is is a great idea… help writers connect to their audience in a coordinated manner. Several well known bloggers/writers use it. So far, I like the idea, but not the implementation. NOTE: some of the reviews here in the App Store refer to specific publications/blogs not to the app itself. ??

    AND ALSO….. Your ‘BIO’ can only be 250 characters! Really. At First I thought is was 250 words. Nope. 250 characters 😏
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  • The app needs work… a lot.

    Easy to get started…. But user interface is confusing. Please just a bit more work would make such a difference. An app for readers and writers…. Reading other people’s ’publications’ is relatively easy, but creating your own is a bit of a chore since you never know where you are within this app. For example clicking on “settings” can give you two completely different screens depending where you started… I think. No manual. Search for help via Google etc. and you get offers to subscribe to someone’s sub-stack publication that will help you use sub-stack. If they tried to write a manual they would see how flawed the UI is. Also, pushes unwanted publications …. A serious no-no. You apparently can’t say ‘don’t do that’… you can only unsubscribe from every one of them only to have them replaced by another batch when you log on again. Overall, Is is a great idea… help writers connect to their audience in a coordinated manner. Several well known bloggers/writers use it. So far, I like the idea, but not the implementation. NOTE: some of the reviews here in the App Store refer to specific publications/blogs not to the app itself. ??
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