Substack’s latest “update” prevents me from responding to its twitteroid Notes. I can write comments on full articles, but when I try to leave a reply on a Note it shows a big blank panel that won’t let me write. The panel seems like it should be conveying a warning, but there’s no text or emojis, just white space.
From my viewpoint this is a feature! It prevents me from wasting time and energy on quick responses. From the platform’s viewpoint it’s a bug. Quick angry responses raise Share Value.
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One hour later, the above has recorded two “reads”. Only one other item in the last month has recorded a “read”, and it’s along the same lines. The bots alert immediately when people talk dirty about bots. All other subjects can wait two years before “reading”.
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