Kara: I've actually been surprised by this. How, you know, in the letter to OpenAI, which is a little bit like for telling Tesla, Hey, take a break. Him kind of coming after sub-stack for, quote, a Twitter clone. Kara: His anti-competitive streak is really not entrepreneurial. That's not what it is. He likes to get in a fight with anybody.
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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