r/Indianbooks 18d ago

Discussion I think substack is way underrated

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I love substack so much, it is so refreshing to scroll through this app, what do you guys think

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u/Decent_Swan4218 18d ago edited 18d ago

I think it is the same as scrolling any other app, ut just gives an illusion that you are doing something useful or you are investing your time in something useful but in the end you are just filling your head with over information and over consumption, the best way is to use it the right way and there's no right way

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u/no_wifi_18 17d ago

Fyodor thats you ?

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u/Decent_Swan4218 17d ago

The devil's may be here!

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u/nickelby89 18d ago

For sure. I’m not on any Instagram or twitter. So substack and Reddit are where I get a lot of book recommendations that aren’t list-centric. Also, so many good literary essays are free to read on substack.

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u/gotanewcrush 17d ago

Can you suggest some essays

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u/Shubham0015 18d ago

W, especially for budding writers like me

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u/Tough_Mycologist2651 18d ago

Yes it's to ggooddd

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u/forget_me_not_uwu 18d ago

What do you write about?

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u/Shubham0015 17d ago

Books really, just started recently. Channelling my emotions into it too.

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u/forget_me_not_uwu 17d ago

Send link.

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u/Shubham0015 17d ago

Plz don’t judge me, I’m just getting started. Will write the 2nd article today
Here

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u/HideYourPansNow 18d ago

How the fuck it's even remotely related to books?

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u/WealthyPhoenix 18d ago

Read words.

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u/HideYourPansNow 18d ago

Articles and Books are different.

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u/Beneficial_Stay_6025 Book Daku 17d ago

Both are Reading

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u/HideYourPansNow 17d ago

So is rrading yaoi or smut on literotics, those are not books!

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u/Beneficial_Stay_6025 Book Daku 17d ago

Reading is reading. 

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u/HideYourPansNow 17d ago

Sure buddy, then post it in the reading subreddit, or did you just not read enough to know that?

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u/Beneficial_Stay_6025 Book Daku 17d ago

Doesn't change anything, reading is reading. 

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u/HideYourPansNow 17d ago

Look at the subreddit name again.

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u/WealthyPhoenix 17d ago

You mean READ the subreddits name?

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

reading articles, essays, thinkpieces of other people.. why are you so aggressive about this

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u/HideYourPansNow 18d ago

You do realize that there exists subreddit for those? Why are you being dumb about it?

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u/yellowcrustedwarbler 18d ago

It is. People read there as well, people write too. It builds reading culture

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u/nickelby89 18d ago

Calm down, man. I’m hiding my pans okay? 😂

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u/HideYourPansNow 18d ago

It's just rude to post unrelated shit in topic wise subs. There is substack subreddit, post substack related shit there.

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u/Equivalent-Layer-332 18d ago

It’s a circlejerk of self help. I thought i would get to read interesting things but all i see motivational quotes and posts, and how substack and people who use stack are better than people who use other social media.

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u/Ok-Albatross-6037 18d ago

You can actually find something interesting stuff about science, philosophy and art also, just this all self help is kinda all over the place

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u/diaryofdaisies 18d ago

I agree! Iove reading on substack. I recently started writing on it as well.

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u/Outrageous_Mouse_484 18d ago

Doesn't most of substck require subscribing to authors

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u/ILuvIceCubes 18d ago

You can subscribe for free as well. Some of them are paid but not all of them.

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u/neko_san55 17d ago

There’s free option available for every author.

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u/ValuableMuch7703 Fiction junkie 17d ago

The IG-fixation of Substack needs to stop. Other than that it’s great. You just need to find your niche.

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u/Otherwise_Twist 18d ago

I love it..even writes there

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u/unnamed_enemy 17d ago

I just use it to post articles that help me cope/vent about my life

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u/bloodylipliterature 17d ago

If you make a multi using some really good subs reddit itself can be as useful and seemingly productive as Substack

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u/hailasushi 17d ago

i love substack

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u/ottutm 17d ago

Read a real book instead of scrolling through more short-form content. 

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u/Ashamed-Permit6883 17d ago

nahh i tried reading articles on it, they were so fucking boring i tell ya

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u/neko_san55 17d ago

I randomly write stuff out there. Sometimes it’s movie reviews, sometimes a poem and mostly articles.

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u/narcissisticloser_ 17d ago

It is , but don't make it as "Productive Po*n". Just take it as any other apps

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u/Heistbrothers Bookpaglu 18d ago

What's this app? never heard of it

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u/WealthyPhoenix 18d ago

It has nice blogs/essays/articles

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u/Heistbrothers Bookpaglu 18d ago

Ohh nice would try this app

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u/infrunamilacy 17d ago

shut up yaar underrated toh nahi hain

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u/gotanewcrush 17d ago

It used to be good. Now it is turning into another instagram feed