Mike Solana

The best two I can think of right now are A) Substack is still new, and hasn't built up long-term trust just yet, although it is looking hopeful, and B) Personal websites can offer a *lot* more customization. But aside from those, I'm obviously long Substack atm

I bet there are a lot of people for whom the monetary effects would be a wash, but the reduction in reach would be huge.

Imagine it could potentially violate non-competes for bigger names, but agree.

https://twitter.com/mr_james_c/status/1327340607732404224?s=19 …

Distribution still matters w/r/t reach. I’m not sure why writing is considered different than any other form of artistic intellectual property where creators engage with distributors for a reason. E.g. Dave Chapelle could easily start a website, but he chooses Netflix.

aren't a lot of them in contracts

contrarianism

The pundit is giving up a support structure and going into business as a sole-proprietor, meaning they have buy their own Health Insurance, 401K, ADD/Life Insurance, and the like? Not every employee can quit their job and go independent?

A reason, the primary reason, would be that a pundit/writer recognizes that editing is the most important part of the writing process.