🖐🏻👏 As a 2024 subscriber to SubStack although I knew it existed since 2018 from a friend who encouraged me to join, I resisted. I just kept writing my Wordpress blog, which I still interact with. I know I’m very late subscribing, I am an amateur writer attempting to fulfill my life long dream to write freely. The mixed articles and opinion pieces I’ve read about AI, are frightening to me. I thought I found a home on SubStack for whatever creativity I possess without being a technological wizard. To become unafraid of AI taking away my creative ownership, how can CEOs of SubStack reassure me that would not be happen if I pursued learning how to be AI proficient? Or am I being naive? I am an atom in this world of writing, yet I need to write. Of course, I would love to earn or be paid for what I impart, who wouldn’t? So far I have not put up a paywall, though it was my intention eventually. Will the drive to become more AI driven on SubStack prevent me, the little unknown writer, obsolete, if the technology is too difficult to accomplish? I love the many of the people I have been introduced to on SubStack. The CEOs here, Hamish and you, Chris are among the most amazing people I’ve read or watched, not to omit some of the most brilliant writers whether creators or journalists that I enjoy, learn from and subscribe to. Will all of that be lost once AI becomes the new path SubStack becomes? I enjoyed this interview and feel quite comfortable listening and watching, Thank you for sharing some of your vast knowledge and insight.
Gilchrist goes from engineer to Lt. Governor here in Michigan...not a bad career path...
🖐🏻👏 As a 2024 subscriber to SubStack although I knew it existed since 2018 from a friend who encouraged me to join, I resisted. I just kept writing my Wordpress blog, which I still interact with. I know I’m very late subscribing, I am an amateur writer attempting to fulfill my life long dream to write freely. The mixed articles and opinion pieces I’ve read about AI, are frightening to me. I thought I found a home on SubStack for whatever creativity I possess without being a technological wizard. To become unafraid of AI taking away my creative ownership, how can CEOs of SubStack reassure me that would not be happen if I pursued learning how to be AI proficient? Or am I being naive? I am an atom in this world of writing, yet I need to write. Of course, I would love to earn or be paid for what I impart, who wouldn’t? So far I have not put up a paywall, though it was my intention eventually. Will the drive to become more AI driven on SubStack prevent me, the little unknown writer, obsolete, if the technology is too difficult to accomplish? I love the many of the people I have been introduced to on SubStack. The CEOs here, Hamish and you, Chris are among the most amazing people I’ve read or watched, not to omit some of the most brilliant writers whether creators or journalists that I enjoy, learn from and subscribe to. Will all of that be lost once AI becomes the new path SubStack becomes? I enjoyed this interview and feel quite comfortable listening and watching, Thank you for sharing some of your vast knowledge and insight.
Great talk Chris! Interesting to hear the back story behind Substack.
I was planning on programming my own blog but you guys took out all the hassle and let me focus on writing.
There is definitely a butterfly effect scenario where I wouldn't be on Substack had my brother not told me to look at it.
I see you were on your best behaviour to not upset the single biggest investor in your company. Good boy.