Substack attracts readers seeking depth over surface entertainment, functioning more like a search engine than social media. Unlike YouTube's casual viewers, Substack readers want thoughtful exploration of what it means to be human.
because then, like, again, I think Substack is actually a search engine as well, even though it never talks about itself that way, but it attracts people that are interested in things that are looking for things that interest them. And it might not be how-to videos, but, you know, people that—
But it's interest at a deeper level, which is what, like, the vibe that I get from all of you about Substack people is that It's interest at a deeper level than just, uh, you know, like a YouTube or social media interest, right?
Yeah, readers are smarter people. I don't care, I don't mind saying it out loud and in public, you know. I want someone that reads stuff more than I want someone that loves cat videos, stupid cat videos on YouTube. Like, that per— I'm not judging that person, I'm just saying I'm not for you. Enjoy your cat videos, but if you like exploring what it means to be human happy and, and, and be a little bit more of both, I would love to have a conversation with you. So like, you know, and like to Seth's point, it doesn't take— I, I was talking in, um, David McElroy's community about this, like, because he, he's kind of, you know, he talks about growing on Substack.
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