I love your thinking, your writing, and your passion. And your candor. Ughhh so disappointing about Twitter, and all because of one man's ego and money (wait, I think we've been here before...)
I'm leaning in more and more to the awesome communities that can be cultured on Substack. It's a tough world out there for writers!
I quit Twitter 4 days into Musk. People who show themselves to be assholes don’t just stop being assholes. I’m surprised no one has made another platform with the key features of Twitter. So that we can all go play in another kid‘s backyard.
I know this is not helpful to you, but I feel weirdly proud of you for whatever you did to be threatening enough to ban. May I suggest that those of us who can consider gifting a subscription or two?
I appreciate your honesty and sharing that honesty so very much. I left twitter soon after the takeover--it was already not providing anything that I reluctantly signed up for, but I will say it was the one social media I felt like I could actually use, that was connecting people in ways others simply do not. Now it's just another cesspool. But as a struggling writer and an introvert, I was never very adroit at how to figure out the algorithm and gain wider connections--it was slow as it was. I'm in awe of those who can (like you!), admire your journey, and am here for all of it. Keep up the great work!
Meg, I love this, and I’m very proud to be a paid member of your community. Your writing is truly amazing and I get excited every time I see a new email from you in my inbox. Thank you for what you do. Your small grassroots community will keep boosting you even without Twitter.
Meg, I found you thanks to a link from PS Piro; thanks for all the insights into what this Twitter destruction means to creators like yourself-I had no idea! There’s also the obvious parallel to the recent undermining of American democracy. Looking forward to more thoughtful posts from you here!
Meg, as a paying subscriber for a while now, this caught my eye:
"Then there’s the cost of things I am not doing yet. I’d like to provide more to my paid subscribers - like exclusive podcasts, events and resources. But producing that kind of content costs money."
My question is, why? I certainly don't need it and maybe others don't either. I can't keep up as it is and if you did a podcast I guarantee I wouldn't even listen to it because I just don't listen to them. I wouldn't go to an event and I won't spend any time on any other time-and-mind-suck things like Substack chat or Discord or whatever. Maybe you should poll folks before committing to this. I'm happy to pay what I pay for what I get now and I don't need more. Are paying subscribers asking for MORE than what they are already getting? If they are, then they need to practice some deep introspection because they are being selfish jerks and should put themselves in time out.
I'm with others who say we don't need additional content to think it's worth having a paid subscription. One idea you may have already thought of would be to have the link for somebody to make a one-time payment through something like ko.fi. Someone who can't commit to a full year subscription might be able to do a single payment. Less reliable than subscriptions, but still real cash.
Upgraded to paid. I love your writing and like others have said, don't feel like you need to produce "more" (unless you actually want to). It would be cool to hear from you on already established podcasts!
I love your thinking, your writing, and your passion. And your candor. Ughhh so disappointing about Twitter, and all because of one man's ego and money (wait, I think we've been here before...)
I'm leaning in more and more to the awesome communities that can be cultured on Substack. It's a tough world out there for writers!
Upgraded my sub to paid. Lmk where your memoir pre-order list is, even if the book is years to decades out, I want to be on that queue.
I quit Twitter 4 days into Musk. People who show themselves to be assholes don’t just stop being assholes. I’m surprised no one has made another platform with the key features of Twitter. So that we can all go play in another kid‘s backyard.
I just upgraded to paid - keep going! Appreciate you xo
I know this is not helpful to you, but I feel weirdly proud of you for whatever you did to be threatening enough to ban. May I suggest that those of us who can consider gifting a subscription or two?
I appreciate your honesty and sharing that honesty so very much. I left twitter soon after the takeover--it was already not providing anything that I reluctantly signed up for, but I will say it was the one social media I felt like I could actually use, that was connecting people in ways others simply do not. Now it's just another cesspool. But as a struggling writer and an introvert, I was never very adroit at how to figure out the algorithm and gain wider connections--it was slow as it was. I'm in awe of those who can (like you!), admire your journey, and am here for all of it. Keep up the great work!
Meg, I love this, and I’m very proud to be a paid member of your community. Your writing is truly amazing and I get excited every time I see a new email from you in my inbox. Thank you for what you do. Your small grassroots community will keep boosting you even without Twitter.
I’m so grateful for your smart, thoughtful, caring writing. Thank you for sharing!!
Meg, I found you thanks to a link from PS Piro; thanks for all the insights into what this Twitter destruction means to creators like yourself-I had no idea! There’s also the obvious parallel to the recent undermining of American democracy. Looking forward to more thoughtful posts from you here!
Meg, as a paying subscriber for a while now, this caught my eye:
"Then there’s the cost of things I am not doing yet. I’d like to provide more to my paid subscribers - like exclusive podcasts, events and resources. But producing that kind of content costs money."
My question is, why? I certainly don't need it and maybe others don't either. I can't keep up as it is and if you did a podcast I guarantee I wouldn't even listen to it because I just don't listen to them. I wouldn't go to an event and I won't spend any time on any other time-and-mind-suck things like Substack chat or Discord or whatever. Maybe you should poll folks before committing to this. I'm happy to pay what I pay for what I get now and I don't need more. Are paying subscribers asking for MORE than what they are already getting? If they are, then they need to practice some deep introspection because they are being selfish jerks and should put themselves in time out.
I’ve tried to give multiple donated subscriptions & system not accepting. Meg, please contact me privately. Write r@thehf.org
I'm with others who say we don't need additional content to think it's worth having a paid subscription. One idea you may have already thought of would be to have the link for somebody to make a one-time payment through something like ko.fi. Someone who can't commit to a full year subscription might be able to do a single payment. Less reliable than subscriptions, but still real cash.
All the love Meg and thank you thank you for this list!
I'm a paid subscriber. Does that mean I can see your private tweets?
Upgraded to paid. I love your writing and like others have said, don't feel like you need to produce "more" (unless you actually want to). It would be cool to hear from you on already established podcasts!