Twitter is trying to create a virtuous circle. You can be a non-paid subscriber, correct? Correct. So how do you avoid some of the toxic clickbait behavior you see on Twitter here? Is this meant to be a more, hey, go gal kind of thing or not? That's the sense I'm getting that you want it to be a supportive thing when on Twitter it's not so supportive. And they use a lot of pretty toxic things. Some of them do.
Last week, Elon kicked off a feud with both Substack and his very own former Twitter Files ingénue (and Substack star), Matt Taibbi. Kara and Nayeema break down the battle of the bros before turning to an interview with those at the center of the storm: Substack co-founders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie.
The two address questions about Substack Notes (which Elon dubbed, and they deny, is a “Twitter clone”), the challenging business model of newsletters and their stance on free expression. Somehow, they manage to avoid uttering the name “Elon.” Kara doesn’t shy away though.
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