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NormalOut of all the crazy when I listen to Medias Touch I feel like there is hope and normalacy. I so Enjoy the brothers and Popak. I can’t wait for Monday’s to catch up on the crazy that is happening. I was a non political Person before Covid, I was a sometimes voter and didn’t vote for Trump but didn’t vote for Hillary. I was that person who didn’t think my vote mattered so I just stayed home. Once Covid hit I was glued to the tv watching this “incompetent” president deal with this crisis and started consuming new and was appalled with Trump and his unwillingness to help the American people thru the pandemic. I votered for Biden and Harris, went o my first rally in hopes we could continue down this normal path and was devastated when Harris lost. Normal Lost and the insane convinced too many people to vote against themselves. I feel there are tons of people that are uninformed about this out of control president who is taking our country down a dark path. We need to get our youth involved in politics and critical thinking. Fox News should have to put a note at the bottom of the tv screen that they are an opinion show and not fact based because lots of people don’t realize that….News should not be in their name. I hope this is a wake up call and we can stop this train coming and change the direction of where we are headed . God Bless America. Thank you Medias Touch! ..Politics NewbieVersion: 2.41.0

This is where American conscience is written with our freedom of speech rightsI have learned so much from reading the comments about how our current system of government is supposed to work for the people and how we are now in a crisis of the destruction of our freedom of speech by the fascist president and every Republican in Congress who has pledged allegiance will ppand loyalty to President trump! I don’t think we have any freedom of speech now but I see that there are millions of brave Americans who defying the orders of the government continue to write the truth about what is happening and how to stop the oppression and violence against civilians that is being deliberately inflicted by ICE agents ordered by the trump administration officials to kidnap and imprison and deport prisoners who they say are illegal immigrants who are criminals and have designated homelessness to be illegal criminals who will be imprisoned for being poor! I applaud all of you for continuing to write about these people and how they are treated because you have the heart of character to speak up and writing about the truth even though they have threatened all with jail time for writing truthfully about America today! Keep up the good fight guys we will see them out of our government and deported to country where they belong! Russia! I am proud of you and I encourage everyone to continue supporting the democratic movement we will redefine and strengthen our democracy with the suggestions of all of you who will help to bring our democracy back from hell!! God bless America!🔥🇺🇸❤️🔥.JEL-piggyVersion: 2.97.0

Brilliantly executed!!!The author has successfully demonstrated the ability to reach everyone without the need to use any adjectives or words to convey the intended audience. The writer is clearly determined to make the message non threatening or offensive and has achieved this goal. By making use of his ability to use language to make it appear as if everyone who reads it has the sense it is a personal request for them due to their own unique experience. He accomplishes this with the use of simple words & concepts portrayed as facts. In doing so, he avoids any potential for argument or debate. Quite the contrary, he has been able to achieve the daunting task of uniting his readers and without any warning or threats, engages all readers in the commitment to create change. I could be way off with his goal or interpretation of the desired outcome, and I probably am. In any event, it definitely invokes this urgency of an undeniable truth that we all need to accept responsibility if we want to avoid the inevitable demise of our country. Again, I have the unfortunate knack of reading things into a statement or book that have absolutely nothing to do with what the author had in mind. 🙄🙄🙄🙄Either way, I found it to be written in an engaging manner without any need to capture the attention of the reader. It’s presented as a simple and straightforward way that for me, hooks readers into a desire to keep reading and leaves them trusting the author and the information discussed. As a “wordy” writer who often loses the audience in either written or spoken language. It’s a challenge for me to stay on topic or perhaps to be clear about what the topic is. Any feedback is welcome and appreciated..Dumbbell2Version: 2.1.12

In Addition to saying”No!”Unsheltered homeless on drugs. Where do those homeless come from? How do we societally eliminate homelessness? Does rehabilitation really help? How and when does it help? Who sells drugs to our kids? How many ordinary adults smoke pot or do drugs for recreation? Why do we want to get high? So many questions for me but what really irritates me is the big reason we have cartels making so much money is that We Americans are buying the drugs. If we stopped and found something else to fill our lives, make us happy, then we would not want or buy drugs. Seems simplistic but I need to see the BIG picture before I can see concrete, viable solutions to the drug problem in our country. This article gives me background history on the drug trade and how it started and spread. But then I began thinking about one good solution: eliminate unsheltered homeless. Then I “think, think, think” as Pooh does and I looked at how we keep the cartels in business and because we purchase their product, deadly as it is, how do we begin to rethink our lives and refocus our purpose and meaning in our lives…what is our purpose in life? More questions begin to form. A good article gets me thinking. Thank you John..Paulie FrangeshVersion: 2.75.0

CT: Someone I KnowI really like the piece you wrote. It made me question the nature of reality: geographically and temporally. And the nature of relationships. I know there are people who have that love for each other and love each other’s differences. You’d think they would get mad at each other sometimes and have make up sex. But maybe you wanted to tone it down a bit for Substack. Your’s is a kind of ideal. But because it lacks a kind of madness. Yes they are madly in love but it just lacks a certain reality that paradoxically makes it more ideal. I could be wrong. But interestingly maybe the title kind of hints at differences, that the couple may face adversities but clearly they are doing so as a team. And that’s beautiful. But I can be devilish and would love someone who’s a little devilish too. Someone who likes to tease. A kind of rapier wit. But that’s just me. Think Nick Lowe: cruel to kind is a very good sign. It means that I love you. Maybe I wouldn’t use the word cruel. That’s too strong but I get his point. It was lovely. You should keep writing. Your piece is very suggestive. Thanks for sharing! 😌💕💕.GBS94403Version: 2.93.0

Substack has issues.First off it’s a noble idea, a place for writers to write. But why on Subsrack? Who give away your hard earned work that you put your all into? Oh, you have to pay them to help you figure out how? And that’s supposed to be good? Please somebody explain this to me. Sure if you already have made a name for yourself you may be able to sell subscriptions, but if you are nobody, just a writer? How is this good for you? Next, I have to say the way the whole platform is set up is NOT intuitive at all. At least for a non-paid subscription it’s nearly impossible to figure out how to get around in it. And lastly, for some reason, after I made the above comment on the site, Substack decided to block me from being able to access the site from my laptop. I just get this cover page with a bunch of pictures of writing type stuff on it. But you cont do anything with the page. It just blocks you from the usability of Substack. All that said, much of the content that others who apparantly have figured out how to monetise the site by making money from subscriptions seem to be doing just fine. Oh, another bad point; the other day, after paying to subscribe to one of the Substack news letters, I spent quite a while crafting a comment. But when I back checked it, made some spelling correction, and almost had completed it, the entire post inexplicably vanished before my very eyes. This happened twice the same morning. I get the distinct feeling zi was being censored. I complained to the news letter host about it, he said, maybe there was some software problems?.Mike George - Lucia Falls, WAVersion: 2.23.0

Great but buggy!I love Substack for its content creators and its more relaxed less hyper format. What I don’t love is how buggy it is. Often when I try to send articles and interviews to friends or to myself to reference later it just freezes up and sorta crashes. When I’m watching a live pod I should be able to access my list of those I subscribe to who are also doing lives without completely closing the one I’m currently watching. I often want to check to see if another person is going live with something even more interesting or timely such as breaking news. These are my complaints as a consumer of the information on the platform. I can’t imagine the difficulty I would encounter when I try to first publish something myself. I do hear creators complain often about this. I really hope the folks responsible for the platform read this because it seems to me that they have not done any work to improve it since I first started using it months ago. Come on y’all, this seems to be the last bastion of independent thought! It’s imperative that you make Substack the best it can be..Chadley FVersion: 2.90.1

LISTEN!!I love this app, I do, but the developers have to start listening to their users. Everyone is begging for a better algorithm that recommends beyond the same 5 hit posts, one that actually recommends articles no one has read yet. We didn’t come to this app to find ourselves scrolling through notes just as we’ve done on Twitter!! It’s irritating because it’s a problem and everyone knows it but nothing’s being done about it, I hate that every social media company, because social media is what this is, cares more for the profit of short attention spans than the user experience. If this is an app for articles, make it about articles? Instead they feel like an afterthought— “here’s an aesthetic 2 sentence note in what i think about life, oh by the way, read my article.” New users shouldn’t have to beg in notes to get their writing a single read because there are more notes being read than actual pieces. This, if anything, will be the downfall of this app. It will end up just like every other social media out there, please steer it in the other direction..RebebcaVersion: 2.56.1

Missie berteotti thanks you!I am a friend of CC. She is fantastic! She turned me into you. I am glad…. I really enjoyed listening to your posts!!! I send you love and strength and continued peace for the way your living your life! Thank you for the education and the inspiration.! I sent a text to CC today and told her that I need to keep disgusting with her the issue of revealing oneself through social media channels. I read some of what you said about wanting to keep it toned down as to not upstage anybody when you are celebrating your beautiful life. I understand that. I also feel a little like I’ve been acting selfish because I feel like I only want my friends to be able to know me??? I don’t know what it is about the general public……… Like I said, I feel petty and selfish at saying out loud that, “I feel like they haven’t earned the right to get to know me.” But in the brief time that I’ve “learned known” you through your post, I can’t see the value in sharing with strangers. So we’ll see what I take on next.. I’ve been my very best for now and more to come. I would love to visit sometime with you and CC.. i’m so proud of her for this latest transition and I wish I was around while she had to walk in the time before she starts her new job. I’m leaving July 4 for Italy, Ireland, and Scotland.👍 Who knows Sue, maybe I’ll write along about my travel adventures🤔😀 I’m really glad CC introduced me to you virtually and I’m praying for you and your kids to continue enjoying ❤️🙏.Missie Berteotti - Pro GolferVersion: 2.2.0

AmazingI loved this, Aura! I truly missed you during those years of your using. I’m thrilled that you found your way back to us! This was an Amazing Thanksgiving this year. At first, the plan was to include just you, me, your daughter & my youngest girl. Then her twin brother and his family didn’t have the plans that we all thought that he did. So they were,of course, invited. Aura’s second sibling had to work. The third sister has a large family of eight, so they are having their own Thanksgiving at their house. At the last minute, sister number 2 was put on call for work and could make it over! Wow! What a Blessed Thanksgiving it was! I had worked professionally with Aura cooking. We shared acting chef & sous chef positions at the Lakewood Restaurant in Kelseyville. My kitchen was the perfect size for two cooks and we danced around that morning getting the fixings together. It was such a joy for both of us. God Bless us one and all!.Madas.....Version: 2.74.1

Notes could be better…I would like to preface by saying I love Substack. I’ve shared my writing on this platform for 3 years and have had no trouble. There is much to appreciate about the UX and UI, and I’m grateful the company hasn’t turned for the worse like so many of its peers. (Thank you so so so much for keeping substack ad-free.) However, there is a huge community of bloggers that remain under-supported by the platform. So many of the people who actively use the notes feature and spend time on the app are not newsletter writers but bloggers. And yet, all the notes feed algorithm seems to support are big pubs, aesthetic photo sets, and discourse about substack itself. I would love to my notes feed to look less like a newsfeed and more like a tumblr feed. Moreover, I don’t understand why personal/ lifestyle blogs don’t have their own subcategory in the platform. My blog is currently categorized under literature and health & wellness because I didn’t know where else to put it. Blogging is back!.JillRisVersion: 2.55.0

RrogoI have watched MTN since its inception. I have loved the model of the show which included and exposed me to so many individuals that now have their own “shows”. Additionally I am loving the model of Substack with its many choices and diversity of choices,,around who we would like to check out or include in our feed.? The ability to switch it out, at any given time is great. My ability to share this with folks who might be conservative and still supporting Yhis administration based on missed information from legacy and non legacy media provides options to check out discussions with pro democracy folks that may have historically supported Trump and support many conservative policies, but see the realties of this administration and are brave enough, love this country enough and terrified enough to speak up against an administration that threatens our rule of law and constitution and foundation of all this country was founded on..Rogo!Version: 2.60.0

Joanna’s written danceWe’ve never met. But I’ve been reading Joanna’s writing for years as a mutual friend/dancer Hope Malkin introduced me to her writing. I also worked with prisoners - women - through an organization I helped to found to teach them to tell their stories through writing, public speaking and movement. We called it Truth be Told. It’s not currently still functioning but for 17 years it was the most important thing I’d ever helped to create along with my marriage and children. Joanna’s life story which is still being lived and told to many of us who care has been inspiring and encourages me to face realities that imprison me, and find ways to dance creatively through what I cannot change! I hope to meet her before I die (or she does) but I’m in Texas and nearing 8 decades, now with Alzheimer’s, so that may not happen. Nevertheless- I love her reality and humanity and her writing is a Gift I’ll never choose to stop reading!.Sojourner from AustinVersion: 2.76.1

Noah’s ArkI find this session quite reassuring as I too suffer from this particular ailment. We in medicine refer to it as CRS disease, or Can’t Remember Stuff. There’s another version but we’re keeping this G-rated. I have vivi recollections of events that occurred 50 or more years ago, but I walk downstairs and can’t remember why. Why am I here? What am I doing here? What do I need? So I go back upstairs to retrace my steps and suddenly remember I need to adjust the themostat. I proceed back downstairs and go to the refrigerator, get a bottle of water and a piece of cheese, then proceed back up the stairs, still not fixing the temperature. I justify this folly by telling myself that this sojourn was good for me because it increased my step count for the day. We are in the Noah’s Ark of aging, just floating along waiting to either gently land or smithereen crash onto a hospitable place for the duration; all the while,secure in the knowledge that my children are totally convinced that they are smarter than me and always have been. And sadly, I can’t remember if that’s actually true. I was dictating this into my phone while driving, hoping that I don’t get so involved that I miss my turn and end up in some foreign land with authorities asking me for my papers which, of course, I forgot at home. I have also been known to drive away from a gas station with the pump nozzle still in my tank, thereby yanking the entire hose away from the pump and dragging it across the parking area. Oh well…. Tomorrow’s another day !!!.Mack #30Version: 2.97.0

Believe What You See, Not What You’re ToldFor many hours, I’ve been battling a nasty head cold that in Trump’s terms, has “obliterated” my energy and ability to think clearly. Something about Trump’s Tuesday morning narrative wasn’t reconciling with what I’ve been seeing or reading during the war. Over & over again, I’ve seen Trump & Hegseth assert that we have been “OBLITERATING” Iran. While that may be true, I’ve also observed Iran’s ability to inflict serious damage upon our Mideast Allies. While Trump claims that “Iran doesn’t have any strength left,” Iran and its terrorist surrogates (Houthis, Hezbollah, etc…) continue to wreak havoc, increasingly with drones, which they seem to have an endless supply of. Another riddle that my cognitively challenged mind could not solve, was/is Trump’s statement implying a unilateral cessation of hostilities (“Mission Accomplished”) and the possibility that Trump would simply walk away from the battlefield, with major components of his agenda unfinished. That was a head scratcher for me. Thanks to the nuanced coverage of James Dorsey and Neil Harvey, that head scratcher became understood as a “head fake,” which we’ve seen Trump do so often. I don’t think that Trump is a student of history or Greek mythology, but if Trump’s assertion that we would leave without restoring the Strait of Hormuz, is nothing more than a gambit, he would be re-enacting the “Trojan Horse” scenario..Bluminator the ObliteratorVersion: 2.90.1

The best we’ve got at the momentMagazines, newspapers, television, radios all used to be a trusted source of information. Facebook, Instagram and the host of other online platforms had their moments to shine before being overwhelmed with slime. Podcasts can be good, though it takes a brilliant mind to pull that off, and the listener is at the mercy of the speaker. But Substack lets me pick and choose who to trust, how much to read, what to skim, what to ignore. Since I first started reading and following, I’ve noticed a creeping pollution. Inevitable I’m sure. But for now it is the best we’ve got. In addition, I have just now taught myself how to create my own substack, the vehicle I am choosing for delivering a multi-years worth of research on a very complicated subject. The format is very easy to use, even for a someone in their late 70s. It’s not unlike building a website, but the tools are super easy..Eucatastrophe2Version: 2.63.0

Queue needs workThe writing on Substack is excellent and I could not start my day without it. I like to listen to many of my favorite authors in the various audio versions available. I use an iPhone and it is an awful experience to try and line up who I would like to listen to and in what order. There does not seem to be any way to add a series of audio clips to the queue. Even worse is once I finish one, a second (random) audio clip starts automatically, and from somebody that is not even on the list that I follow, and usually it’s just one or two people shouting (much different from the quieter/more thoughtful voices I prefer – how did those even get added to the queue? Substack, in 2026 - could you please work on improving the queue - many of us enjoy this so much we are willing to pay good money to listen and read our favorite columnists and writers - could you make it possible to create a list of who you would like to hear and in what order? Thanks..Km7845Version: 2.78.0

Thank you GodI love this prayer Father God. For the lady saying the Prayer, and for the one that taped it or ever how it got to me I thank you. You are my God and Savior. I’ve always said we have an awesome God. I live Lord Jesus, I see and hear people say things about you And it breaks my heart. Lord I pray for my granddaughter. She’s being abused in different ways Lord, and I can’t help her for you know I’ve tried. Please Lord I’m reminding you before Evey does something wrong. I put this in your hands Lord I know you’ll take care of it. Lord with with all my family for what ever reason. I thank you for so many things Lord. The Lord of Lords, King of Kings and always will me. South on the right hand of God the Fatt I pray for all of your people for whatever is going on. Bring the church together to unite as one for you Jesus. I bring all this too you Lord and you know what all that is. In Jesus precious Holy Name Amendment.Caroley twirleyVersion: 2.83.0

A Great Alternative after the real Twitter DiedI was lost for two years after Musk destroyed my faith and Trust in Twitter. Then, I sat down next to a woman at a church dinner who I hardly knew. She told me she had not started the book for her book club yet because she had gotten wrapped up in finishing another book, called The Missionary Kids. I gasped because I what just found out about that I was quoted and cited in that same book three times! She then mentioned Substack, and I immediately checked it out as soon as I got home. Now, I am hooked! Not just as a writer, but as an inter -generational activist who was just contacted two days ago by one of my readers of my historical fiction, Just Following Orders, whom I am eager to mentor, as well as learn from. Lily just turned fourteen while I turning 80 this year!! She is two states away, and I can’t wait to meet her in person sometime soon at the same time I am re-uniting with an amazing, middle-aged woman, a professor with Washington University and head of the Danforth Institute, Dr. Marie Griffith. Marie is coming out with a new book about my work and that of others, particularly in the Southern Baptist Convention, the Roman Catholic Church (especially in fighting the conservative MAGA-style, anti-feminist groups worldwide) and on the mission field when it comes to the enormously complicated issues of child and adolescent abuse and the sexual abuse and harassment of vulnerable congregants plus the colleagues of clerics in the institutional church and/or church offices. What a world of new friends sprouting in all directions!.Dee Ann MillerVersion: 2.78.0

Reading the Truth in American News is hard to findEven before Drudge appeared on the sene it was a challenge to find honest journalism and I don’t mean that they needed to be in agreement with my perceptions, just honest. And yes, if they “Sold Out” as on the case of “ The Drudge Report” then I pack up my time and seek out new journalists! Frustrating but necessary if I am determined to be well educated & informed. If I find a news source that is anything but honest then I move on ( this happened quite frequently ). But I have been diligent and have found a small group of educators aka journalists “because” that’s what journalism does - it educates & informs so that I can make informed decisions. And so I thank all of you who are true to your profession. This latest article by Emerald Robinson is a perfect example; not that I already lost trust in Lutz but I just wasn’t aware of so much in her latest writing of him and his antics. This helps me confirm my suspicions and complete my life long passion for the truth on people & subjects. So to that end, I want to say “Thank You” Emerald Robinson for using my time wisely. Since I have precious little of it to source my providers, it’s a confirmation that my new subscription to you has already confirmed my investment in this endeavor has paid in dividends yet again. Please continue….. Paul Q.In WisdomVersion: 1.1.8

Good but missing a few thingsFor the most part I’m really enjoying the substack app. The UI is great, it’s easy to navigate between specific substacks or just look at your combined chronological feed, etc. I’m only giving three stars for now because there are a few features missing (or not working on my device? iPhone X, so not that old): - minimize comment thread! This exists on the main site, so hopefully it was just a small oversight (or it wasn’t considered a priority for release) that it’s not on the app … - minimizing a comment thread should send you to the next comment, rather that keeping your distance scrolled constant. This matters because oftentimes I’ll spend some time reading replies and then want to close the parent comment and move on to the next one, but the way minimizing works on the desktop site if you do that you’ll be in the middle of the replies to a later comment - if you tap the top of the screen and are sent back to the top of the article, it would be nice to be able to tap it again to return to where you were. As someone with aggressive thumbs this feature is a lifesaver elsewhere that it exists Again, the app is mostly great, but these three issues are huge for my enjoyment, so I’ll be leaving my review at 3/5 until they’re added..RkdvhVersion: 1.0.2

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GE Vernova Has Cut Costs on Wind Turbine MaterialI am a retired professor of mechanical and airspace engineering from UVA. I have been researching the problems with offshore wind turbines for the past two years and have posted a number of reports on ResearchGate. All large offshore wind turbines have reliability problems due to the high loadings exerted on their bearings, gearbox and generator. The problem with the GE Verona blade failure is particularly egregious. The DOE starting in 2010 to develop a flexible blade design for use in offshore wind turbines. These blades were designed to bend and twist under each rotation to reduce loading. GE has claimed that it’s recent blade failure was due to an unknown manufacturing defect. This is not the reason for the blade failure. The recent blade failure was due to the blades being constructed of fiberglass without reinforced carbon fibers together with very toxic epoxy glues What occurred was a torsional failure of the blade due to the low strength of the fiberglass. High-quality carbon fiber can cost 15 times more than fiberglass, but has 10 times the strength. This is why pure fiberglass composites are not used in the airspace industry, only carbon fiber construction. Wind turbines should never be allowed to operate on land or in the ocean with the type of fiberglass construction used in the GE Vernova-X wind turbine. Edgar J. Gunter, PhD Prof. Emeritus Mech. & Aerospace Eng., Univ. Of Virginia Former Director Rotor-Bearings Dynamics Lab. Fellow ASME.Prof Mech EngVersion: 2.8.0

Teach and share without $ constraintsI think that this is a fantastic app for many reasons. There are many platforms that are out there that allow someone to share and teach, but they all cost the teacher a hefty monthly price or insane commissions. Although Substack is not necessarily a course platform, it really has everything that I needed for that. But the wonderful thing is that the teacher can set their own price. There is no pressure to push for a high dollar course. Some people just want to build something to share and not make money or career out of it and the ability to set your own prices is wonderful. I am currently started my 3rd publication wherein people will learn Sanskrit verses, although the course starts off a month from now, many people have already signed up..NityanandaChandraVersion: 3.2.1

DisappointedI was really excited to see there was finally a Substack app and I was really pleased with the experience of the app until I realized I wasn’t receiving all my posts into my inbox. I’m baffled by this but it turns out that rather than including your whole feed inside the app it only shows posts that were sent as emails. making this a essentially a sandboxed email app rather that a Substack specific feed reader. This means that you will be completely aware of any posts your subscriptions post to the web only. And in turn this means that if you want to read ALL of your feed the app (what a crazy idea!) you need to go to each subscription individually to check for any posts not sent as email. Nobody is going to do that. Nobody sane. The funniest part is that the “beta” version of Reader on the web DOES show all post in your feed. So until this is resolved I will be deleting this app and sticking with the web..ChadAHallVersion: 1.0.1

Substack is the greatest publishing platform… butI truly love Substack. It has been a great platform and really helped me grow but this app… Please for the love will you guys please add the ability to write and publish and interact in a more cohesive fluid and easily interactive way I feel like the app is just utterly useless at the moment. I want and I’m looking for something similar but more beside of or a kin to what discord has done in the voice and video communications department, and community building. I hope that Substack one day adds the ability to stream live publish more fluently on mobile ads more features, and improves layouts templates and customize ability. I truly believe in Substack as a viable and truly revolutionary platform as opposed to having 25 or 30 other social media websites that you have to constantly post to for algorithmic likes. Please get to work on this app. It is nearing the middle of 2024. You have a great great possibility to be the it platform..BryanDesignsVersion: 2.4.0

Nothing sub About itI remember saving babysitting money for the release date of Stephen King’s latest. The anticipation building on the drive to the mall. The moment of panic when I saw the size of the crowd at B. Dalton. What if they were sold out already?! The immense relief when I got my hands on it. How I would try to read slower and slower as I got closer to the end. Rationing out every last bit because I didn’t know how long it would be until more was coming. How cool would it have been to be able to read new stuff almost as soon as the thoughts crossed his mind? To be able to tell him that I cherished every sentence? How much sooner would I have started writing, if I had not only him but other writers to learn from and share dreams with? So very grateful for this opportunity and the platform that has provided it!!.MelaffinVersion: 1.3.5

Mr. Schmidt’s moments of musical grandeurI was fortunate to be one of the misguided BAMF’rs that sang with the Silver Lute Singers or Madrigals all three years of my LHS experience, and I’m those rare moments that Steve so adeptly described when all 24 voices were melted into a four part harmony thing of beauty. Mr. Schmidt would scream in ecstasy and then bury his face in the crook of his arm and wail out tears of joy and accomplishment. We too knew those special moments when they occurred. If it happened at a competition we were ecstatic but we knew it was a special moment to be remembered and enjoyed even if it just happened in room 501 while rehearsing. Mr. Schmidt did more to mold me than coaches Ford or Forester did, although coach Ford did prepare me mentally for my and Joel Read’s stint in the USMC. God bless you Steve! You and Brent took me, an impoverished single mom-pastor’s kid who would never have seen the Cars debut at the Whiskey a Go Go, or the Talking Heads and DEVO to name just a couple of new wave bands that were shaking the Hollywood and world music scene. I loved picking Brett up my hands in his armpits holding him 7’ in the air, (I was 6’- 8” then), and I’d yell: “BUDDY, BUDDY BUDDY,” and Brett would echo it back, and this became our standard greeting whenever we saw each other. I loved those drives to the Sunset Strip in your Ford Bronco! Those were some of my best memories of Lakewoood HS. I’m so sorry I got sidetracked with popularly and machismo my senior year and we lost our close friendship. I missed that Steve, and I really miss Brett. Thank you for opening up my heart and memories from the 70’s!.BigDanTheSignManVersion: 1.0.3

Worst Experience EverIt’s not so much the app although the interface isn’t great, it’s that the experience of being on this platform is yet more of the same ugly political hatred I saw on the originalTwitter platform. It’s as if the same horrid people who said they were taking their ball and going home left and headed straight for Substack or other platforms to do their complaining and make attacks on everyone over everything until what once were kinder voices faded into oblivion. Kind people must have either left or sat watching the misery go by silently but I couldn’t take it anymore and deleted my account. Rich Demuro led me into using it and I know he meant well, but sorry Rich, this isn’t a paradise or even a place where cooler heads prevail. I had hoped for better, a place where we could hold actual conversation or share thoughts, but that didn’t happen..Loquacious_1Version: 2.8.0

Truth MattersI love Dr Keith. I watched his TV show years ago, watched his man-on-the-street short videos, the impact he had on people just bc of his honesty and genuine empathy for people. Bought his book, Living the Truth, years before I started really learning about identity. I continue to follow him wherever I can find him. I am in disbelief as to WHY this man is not the most popular Dr on the planet but then I realize, he is too honest. I love his values, his outspokenness about them, his fearless risk-taking, speaking the truth and not bowing to his audience. It is so needed in our culture, which is totally adrift with zero moral compass. I hope and pray that Dr Keith continues to fight the good fight and remains true to himself - and that more and more people will discover him - and in the process, discover their true selves. God bless you, Dr Ablow. Thank you. Pam Smith.Vote wellVersion: 2.86.0

News we can count onI count on the news delivered on Substack because you show the latest clips and interviews! Not just words like the Trump Regime! I recently had a situation in my community where a lawn service lied about completing work! I refused to pay! They tried intimidation when that didn’t work they said the chemicals were bad when I know they could not get past my backyard gate. I live in Missouri If that tells you anything! Super red. Trumpsters are taking on his traits of cheating, intimidation, gaslighting on the local level. I suppose that is why they threaten your reporters to stop the truth from being known so they can continue their lawlessness!! Thanks for taking on the bullies and standing firm for Democracy! We may not have it all together but together we have it all🫶🏻❤️.Nancy M. GVersion: 2.44.0

Im sickened!My father taught U.S civics and history and was duped into repeating the lies put forth by the dept. of indoctrination. In recent years, I have read a book called the real Lincoln man. Actually, I didn’t read the entire book because I couldn’t get through the first two chapters because of the shattering of my previous Lee held beliefs that Lincoln was a good guy that were in calculated into my brain by my own father, who believed the lies about how wonderful how wonderful Lincoln was. There’s a Bible verse that comes to mind! Ephesians1:18 “Says that with increased knowledge comes increased sorrow” I have held the believe, especially after the World Trade Center 911 slaughter, that I no longer believe anything my government says sadly. in 1994 while vacationing in Mazatlan Mexico, I saw my first UFO that wasn’t a UFO, but was a leader, found out to be a TR 3B aircraft that because of its size and the slowness of its flight could not have sustained flight, and I can only guess that it was held up by some anti-gravitational propulsion system. I served my country as a soldier and as a police officer, and also did three years in federal prison for weapons charges, because of my lack of trust of our government. There is a suicidal collapse coming economically culturally that is by design and that is why I possess the weapons that I did, because I could see this coming after my time in the US military as an infantry soldier when my commanding serve, my battalion told me and 1000 other soldiers that we were serving the New World order. This all occurred while I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington in 1993. I read the book or is a racket by Smedley Butler, a Marine Corps colonel I believe maybe it was general in 2005. General Smedley Butler wrote this book in the 1930s after witnessing what took place by the arms dealers in World War II. In his book Butler explains that the arms manufactures sell arms to both sides of conflicts. These are the same arms dealers known as the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned our country of in his farewell speech, I believe it was in 1960..11B BooneVersion: 2.17.0

Town square of sortsSubstack is an important adjunct to reading a city paper. Real people, real thoughts - not activist or pretentious journalism that professes to be impartial. And yeah, all kinds of characters and personalities across all spectrums, so gives context and enlivens debates. Notes are good too. It’s a town square of sorts, but the model is not great. No one is paying $100 plus per writer. Needs to be fixed, and yes, someone mentioned you can never find the article you were reading, so an index of sorts would be good. Plus maybe categories:political, cultural, economic, psychological, philosophical breakdowns would be good and one for up-for-anything deep thoughts. Maybe a catchall proposals page for people to make policy suggestions. So in this age, with terrible partisan journalism, Substack is good, though could be improved..AnnoussahVersion: 2.21.0

Great Reads… one more feature to includeI love this app. I recently started using it and I’ve been gaining great information from it. The only suggestion I implore you guys to please take, is so include a section in your profile that only you can see populated with your most recently read articles/posts. Sometimes I leave the app in the middle of reading an article, and the app reloads and I lose the article, never to be found again. The addition of a recently read feature would save me from searching the app for an article that just won’t be found again. Also the search feature is just okay, I feel like sometimes I won’t find every what I’m looking for, but other cool things are found so it’s a give and take situation..PrachwrachVersion: 2.26.0

A great read !Doomberg shares real and reliable information with readers and subscribers. Most arrivals include factual data based information that is referenced for the purposes of the conversation. We love the way they never shy away from taking pot shots at those who need a little bit of a slap..221235432Version: 1.1.6

Long form journalism rocks!Short form journalism offered by legacy journalism sucks! As a frequent consumer of podcasts and Substack posts, I am better informed that at any time in my 72 year lifetime. Combine this evolution with the advances in large language modes like ChatGPT and you have a superior alternative to obtaining an expensive university degree. This is a great time to be alive for anyone who is a lifetime learner. It is also a requirement for all “knowledge workers” (the “laptop” crowd) who wish to compete successfully in the emerging Digital Age..Blinkin SkoutVersion: 1.3.7

Try it out!I feel so much more well read on this app!!! there’s an essay for everyone! I just wish we could save posts into different categories so it’s easier to find certain topics!.PerthyisVersion: 2.78.0

Annotation Option Please!!I downloaded this app today and love it so far, but I wish there was an option to annotate. Yes, I know I can grab a pen and paper to take notes, but I don’t want to have to do that when I’m on the go, standing and wanting to write my thoughts and connections. However, I really enjoy the app and can’t wait to see the future of public journalism..Matteo RumbleVersion: 2.73.0

TruthThankyou for giving all the truth tellers a platform to express and discover each other..LadyspudVersion: 2.24.0

Almost perfectThe only problem is that the audio versions of the articles don’t always match up with the text version. I am not sure if it’s because the publisher changed something after publishing but they are not in sync so it’s hard to read and listen simultaneously which is what I would prefer to do,.NbsluyyzVersion: 2.72.1

REMOVE VIDEOS PLEASE!!!!!!Please please please remove the videos posting feature, the reason I’m on substack is because I wanted to escape the unending stream of video content on YouTube, I beg you, please remove it :(.Lobo tomiteVersion: 2.33.0

Great for readingThe app is catered to the readers. So it is a front end with ever developing features. It works well for me as a reader every time I want to read more after getting an email. I would also like to have a back-end app for the writers. Shutterstock would be a good example: an app for publishers, another one for the contributors..Queen of Spades 123Version: 2.7.0

Lots of potential, not really designed around the readerWhile there is some great content, the search function is abysmal, and you can’t mark posts as ‘read’. So the algorithm keeps bringing posts you’ve already read back and presents them as ‘new’. A simple function to mark a post as read would be super valuable. Please fix that!!!.Smytty YOWVersion: 2.17.0

Not available in CanadaNotification that my Substack app needs updating. When I try it says it’s not available in my region. I’ve been using it for two years. Fix this bug please..CodkickerVersion: 2.0.11

ReliefFinally, something to feel good about. I was about to stop listening/reading the ‘news’ due to overreaching drama accompanied by depression. As a Canadian, I’m watching the political landscape shift quite dramatically to mirror? (I hope not) our cousins to the south. With immigration at an all time high I sure hope we can remain respectful of all (things) that make this planet enjoyable. If you feel like leaving the planet, without actually leaving, might I suggest a trip to Prince Edward Island with a ferry ride to Isles de la Madeleine (don’t forget to bring a kite). Thanks Andrew for reminding me of the value that the ‘dog days of summer’ bring. Best Wayne.FionnukasVersion: 1.3.4

Raconte-moi une histoire🌬 Aux portes de la ville un voyageur au loin. . . Bientôt il nous parlera de ce qu’il a glané, cheminant! Et tout sera noté lorsqu’il repartira..EcozenVersion: 1.2.0

Great app - could use a few UX tweaksLoving the app so far. A few wish list items - wish I could navigate from one post into the next without going back to the main post list - wish I could mark posts as read and remove them from the main post list - wish there was a more intuitive way to save articles for later and remove them from the saved list when I’m done reading - wish there was an easier way to filter for Substacks I’m following to read posts from the same author back to back.JohnGalt93Version: 1.0.2

Meeting C.S. Lewis: From Echo to IntentionalityIt seems that no matter where I turn lately, I hear the name C.S. Lewis being mentioned. His ideas and words always seem to be echoing in the background of conversations. Thank you for providing the inspiration and the perfect starting point to finally turn that frequent background noise into a meaningful journey of discovery. This marks my first official commitment to truly learning more about him and his work..Hate commercials for realVersion: 3.2.0

IsraelPerceptions.MexberryVersion: 3.2.0

Omnia dicta fortiora si dicta LatinaHoc est programma/productum/ministerium egregium, sed odi cogitare et recensio bona ac diligens semper scribenda est… itaque, callidus, hanc sententiam communem Latino sermone potius scribo..Bamh422Version: 3.1.1

An excellent app“One of the last quiet places on the Internet.“ - random substack user, 2026.EternalcielVersion: 3.0.0

Free therapyYou’re welcome.XoxopollypocketVersion: 2.97.0

ClunkyFeels clunky and not intuitive - needs more ease of engagement.Bobby464477Version: 2.97.0

“Becoming Her” by Shauna Nolan.Thank you Shauna. Real words from a real woman! Inspirational completely bang on..Puddles. the. dogVersion: 2.96.0

True journalismGlad to have this platform for uncensored journalism that’s professional and unbiased by the elite/zionism dirty money.MlubbadVersion: 2.96.0

God speedThank you Danielle for staying with truth and speaking out I was born and raised in The Salvation Army but recently deeply concerned on what is being tolerated.Love and respect neededVersion: 2.95.0

Freezing during livesI watch many lives and some days they are constantly freezing and I have to go in & out. Also can you keep the live chat YouTube does?.TillBillVersion: 2.96.0

Nick VancouverI've been reading and watching Substack reporting for about a year and it very quickly became my go-to for political commentary and hard news coverage to help me understand my world in the face of media concentration and terrible journalism that keeps their audience misinformed and illiterate of current affairs..WestanyouVersion: 2.95.0

Art clubExcellent art instruction. Linda and Laura Kemshall are amazing teachers. Well worth the subscription..BarbWildVersion: 2.94.0

“smart people Reddit”This app is like Reddit but for smart people (or people who want to become smart.) I learn something new everyday..SmitheiaVersion: 2.94.0

Substack RocksI am done with IG, FaceBook and LinkedIn. Substack is my home..StuberCanadaVersion: 2.94.0

Simply lovelyTired of doom scrolling all day or seeing depressing stuff on ur TL, get Substack u can totally customize ur feed so u only see ur genuine interests no extra noise and it feels great..AngrboaaVersion: 2.94.0

Log InThey should fix the opening log in page. I have been trying to log in for the past 2 hours but it is not letting me go back and fix my email..Yaz 🦚Version: 2.94.0

Oh Indy, you’ll be exactly in the right spot, and you are right now. Here making a difference.Indy, you are a younger version of myself. You inspire me to the depths of my soul. You make me brave in reading you be brave. I’ve written so many napkin poems that I wish I had the bravery to publish. That girl that wrote all of those poems, chapters, novellas, essays…burning thoughts that even unpublished, and some me unpleasant memories, all helped me heal. Even for reflection, all of it has helped me show up in ways that I never thought imaginable. I still have to remind myself daily that all those things hold precious value, and are the glue in this imperfect world that is mine. That maybe one day will bring the rest of my t thoughtful, and intentional moments of joy..Keri♥️Version: 2.93.0

Tom (Nobody) WalkerReally enjoying the down sized micro media that Substack has made possible Thus is the time for open high grade thought and discussion. The junk many have had to put up with has primed us for a number of high quality discussions one can often encounter..- TAWVersion: 2.93.0

Sex PositivityAs I am convinced the world would be a better place if there were more women heads of state as we have seen in Finland and a smattering of other countries, I see us eventually ‘growing up’ to approach this subject in a much better way in accepting our sexuality, in whatever form it takes, as the wonderful, joyful activity and expression that it is. I recently read a post that stated that when we look at this incredible world around us with nature and all its beauty and bounty that the Creator (again in whatever form you believe) would prefer us to have wars and strife to a healthy appreciation and experiences of our bodies and the pleasure and joy it can give us, alone or with others.🎆.@flightattendantguruVersion: 2.93.0

ClarityThis app gives me room to breathe and exhale. No noise or external distractions. Short reads that only I choose. Eliminates doomscrolling..Jordan SargeantVersion: 2.91.1

ColeThis is one of the most informative, and well researched Canadian investigative reporters. He also happens to live in Alberta. Please pay close attention, folks. Democracy is being destroyed under Smith’s regime, it is time to stand up and be counted!.ChowgalkateVersion: 2.91.0

The news behind the news need“theThe perspectives of past hostilities and what the rules of engagement have been are truly enlightening / Nothing is new under the sun- these games have been played before—.RikkiS99Version: 2.91.1

Great, when it functionsThis app mostly provides the services that I pay for. The text-to-speech play button on letters is temperamental which irritates me. Similar issues are noted on video stories/reports. They’ll work flawlessly for a couple of weeks and then glitch constantly to the point of closing the app..Twyla Wall3Version: 2.90.1

A great vision but confusing softwareThis is an ambitious and thoughtful vision for an app - a place where writers from all walks of life can share their viewpoints. Where it falters is with the user interface—it is very hard to actually accomplish anything within the app. Things are not placed where one might expect them to be. I had a really hard time setting up my profile and blog..Plaidradish227Version: 2.90.1

Slow for videosGood App, but slow to watch many videos, keeps loading an do nothing sometimes..HioutaVersion: 2.90.1

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Substack Negative Reviews

Horrible basic functionsI couldnt delete my own post. oh wait mabye it was a "note" or some other thing that is convoluted and impossible to aspertain what is going on. I had to delete my entire account and delete the app just because I wanted to delete one of my posts. I have no idea how to do it. some of the posts I made have a delete button on them and then others dont have a delete option on them. makes zero sense. just make it so people can do simple things if the app is supposed to have a simple design just keep it simple and not convoluted with total confusion when people post stuff. just upload the thing you wanna post then give people the option to delete those things. not have 6 secrect different options for posting with different settings that are all different. I couldnt even edit the post, i tried and instead of showing the text in the post it just showed a url of the post which I could not remove. makes everything confusing complicated and impossible especially for average people and I am above average in being able to understand and find out how to use applications. this app is obviously designed by some programmer whom is used to and designs weird confusing systems like coders are used to using instead of an average person which are the people who actually use this app. its not a programming app so stop using confusing misleading designs and just make the thing simple and easy to use like its supposed to be for the target audience.Thep0tAToÆVersion: 2.40.0

Privacy issuesWhen trying to log in to Substack via the app, it asks for many more permissions than if you are using Substack on desktop. One of these is your phone number, which you MUST enter and which the app claims is for security purposes. After the number is entered, you can't remove it from your account—ever. The next screen after entering your number provides the option to share your contacts. I declined this, so I was shocked that on the next screen, it showed me multiple people I know IRL anyway. How did it make this connection? A quick search explained: because THOSE people shared their contacts with Substack, and because my phone number is now irrevocably tied to my account, even though I didn't consent to find or be found through contacts, thanks to someone else opting me in, I don't have a choice. I don't love giving out my number for 2FA purposes, but it's something I've grudgingly come to accept about using the internet in the modern world. But this is unacceptable. I am even more disgusted because I know it doesn't matter even if I delete my account and request Substack purge my data. They've still got it through other people's accounts, and Substack knows who I know IRL whether I've consented to it or not. And even if you're not a Substack user, even if you're one of those ones who's boycotting them for one reason or other, guess what? They've probably got your data, too, because someone who has your phone number in their contacts has opted you in without your consent..SailorDonutVersion: 2.78.0

Terrible system designThere are some serious design improvements that need to be made here. I tried to click on a PDF from the app, which redirected me to the browser. however, while in my browser instead of opening the PDF, it asked me to sign in even though i was already signed in from the browser. it wouldn’t let me sign in using password either. no matter how many times i signed in via email, it just redirected to the sign in page. if you’re going to redirect users to the browser, you need to keep track of the content they’re trying to see instead of endlessly rerouting them to a sign in page. Also if you’re allowing writers to upload PDFs and other documents, you need to have in app support for these documents if you can’t correctly redirect users to viewing these documents in the browser. This specific article would also only let me finish reading it within the app. What is the point of downloading the app if i’m going to be redirected back to the browser anyways?? You need to at least allow your users to fully access content from browsers while you fix all these problems. Don’t force people to download a bad product. At least they’d actually use your product if it was fully available on one platform. If i could actually access the content in any form, I wouldn’t be writing this review right now. The signing up process and the automatic subscriptions and forcing people to provide phone numbers are all terrible practices that I will leave out of this review for now. You all have some serious work to do on this product..S2883Version: 2.1.6

Like Substack, Hate this AppSo this review is not about my feelings about the Substack platform. I am a user of Substack and a reader of Substacks, and I am a Substack publisher. Substack is great, this app is not. First of all I hate any app that tries to force me to use it. So if I have the app installed at all and I want to just look at something on stack on the web I can't it automatically takes me into the app. Why is that a problem? Because I have one account with Substack as a user and then a different account as Substack as a publisher and the app cannot keep the two accounts straight. It's not necessarily devastating if I post on one of the basketball accounts that I follow using my business Substack account you know it's not like I'm posting something illicit that I don't want anyone to know about me, but it's annoying that's not what that account is for. And then let's talk about being a publisher on that Substack app. It's extraordinarily cumbersome. I get duped into putting the app on my phone because if you're on your phone it's the only way that you can access Substack chat. But then basic publishing functions like writing and posting are unnecessarily difficult the interface is challenging and it's hard to remember where functions are. So I have once again deleted this app so I can just use browser based Substack. If they want people to use this app while they're on the phone, in my opinion, it needs to be significantly redesigned..TDRockVersion: 2.55.0

The app needs work… a lot.OK I will change fro 2 stars to 3. I am still trying it, but really. Inconsistent appearance web and within the app.😵‍💫….. Easy to get started…. But user interface is confusing. Please just a bit more work would make such a difference. An app for readers and writers…. Reading other people’s ’publications’ is relatively easy, but creating your own is a bit of a chore since you never know where you are within this app. For example clicking on “settings” can give you two completely different screens depending where you started… I think. No manual. Search for help via Google etc. and you get offers to subscribe to someone’s sub-stack publication that will help you use sub-stack. If they tried to write a manual they would see how flawed the UI is. Also, pushes unwanted publications …. A serious no-no. You apparently can’t say ‘don’t do that’… you can only unsubscribe from every one of them only to have them replaced by another batch when you log on again. Overall, Is is a great idea… help writers connect to their audience in a coordinated manner. Several well known bloggers/writers use it. So far, I like the idea, but not the implementation. NOTE: some of the reviews here in the App Store refer to specific publications/blogs not to the app itself. ?? AND ALSO….. Your ‘BIO’ can only be 250 characters! Really. At First I thought is was 250 words. Nope. 250 characters 😏.RgdudVersion: 2.1.5

Non-functional for viewing specific platformsIt is great that Substack provides an unbiased platform for those who seek to tell the truth without getting deplatformed. But, coming to this app to find them is like pulling teeth. I installed the app specifically to view podcasts from specific people who say they have a platform here. Instead of being able to find them, first I have to choose 3 areas of interest before I could have any hope of finding who I needed to. Then I had to choose subcategories. To this point, it is ridiculous. If you want to help people find things that suit their interests, that should be a Help function, not a requirement in order to get to the people I need to see. From there, no matter what Interest heading I select, those people are not listed. I know they are there, somewhere in this abyss, but why would there be no search function? Not only is that needed in general, but that should be an option upon opening the app…choose to search, or select an interest category if simply browsing, without having to select a minimum number of them. If I can’t find the specific people I need, when I need to without playing pin the tail on the category, the app is, for me at least, non-functional..DabbleinAppleVersion: 2.55.0

It’s getting worseWhen I first downloaded Substack, I did so because I wanted to get off of the major social media apps and try to focus on slower, more conscientious forms of social media and art sharing. And honestly, not even a year ago, this app used to be pretty good for that. But then they added the very Twitter-esque home feed page, which felt like a move that was very antithetical to Substack’s whole appeal: a focus on longer-form written media. THEN they added the TikTok/reels/shorts-esque tab, and now it’s just feels like another bloated nightmare of an app that’s just clawing at you for your attention like all the others. It’s super, super disappointing because I really had some faith in Substack’s vision, but unless they change course soon, I think I’m gonna have to migrate myself off of this platform too, just like all the others. I really wish all these companies would have the backbone to stick to the features that make them unique instead of just stealing the most addictive UI elements from one another and descending into content slop..R. SilverjayVersion: 2.43.0

Can't even log in without encountering a programming errorDownloaded the app, went to log in, and the input fields are incapable of pasting values from my password manager, which is one of the highest-rated and widely trusted ones. Whoever coded this app apparently doesn't even realize that many people use long character strings as passwords, and expect to be able to paste them from a password manager, not rekey them manually. If they don't even know that, then do I even want any app that they coded on my phone at all, given what else might be wrong with it via the coders not knowing any better? Update: I logged in anyway and began using the app. I wanted to check what it would cost to upgrade a certain subscription from free to paid. D--ned if there is any way --- any way AT ALL --- to find the super-hidden Easter egg that would let me manage my subscriptions, upgrade one of them to paid, and so on. If you find the deeply hidden menu controls that let the user do one of the most basic functions like managing their subscriptions, let me know! I gave up hunting after a while, in disgust at how bad this app is!.Fescue42Version: 2.0.6

UpdatesI’m saddened that the creators of this app have created a version, an updated version that my device cannot be updated to; that makes me unable to continue to use this great app! I love the fact that a content creator has the freedom to speak and share views that don’t align with the main stream narrative. I don’t believe it is necessary to own the latest version of any phone. I buy my devices for cash and do not purchase a new one every time the company creates a new one. Why should I be a slave to Apple ? Why should I give that billion dollar company even more money ? My device isn’t broken and works as it was designed to. So now I am basically “banned” from good, decent, intelligent, interesting, informative, encouraging, pleasant, funny, sometimes downright discouraging and distressing content from creators who have something to say; because my device is not the current model on the market; the supposed free market where you should be able to buy and use what we want? I am extremely disappointed. I give your app and creator minus ten (- 10 )stars😳.1JEAVersion: 2.46.1

Warning! Big problems.Update: as a writer using SubStack, I would not recommend that writers jump onto the SubStack platform until things get worked out. Stripe, the company that processes payments, charges 15%. That is outrageous and unacceptable, and they don’t tell you that up front. As stated before, there is NO way to contact any customer service. While there are some things I like about SubStack, I really regret having jumped into it at this point. Now that I have subscribers, there is no easy way to just stop. I think that’s what SubStack is counting on. Currently, the app is not working. There is NO customer service. You cannot talk to a human being if you encounter a problem. The thing I like about Substack is it’s simplicity. It’s a newsletter only, without extra nonsense. It’s great when it works. When it doesn’t work, I guess you just have to hope it does work again, eventually, somehow. I got the impression that SubStack was all about connecting readers and writers, and the whole concept seemed clean and honest. So far, it is not turning out that way..PseudotsugaVersion: 1.0.3

Worst Customer ServiceOver a month ago I was locked out of my account due tot Authenticator app not generating codes to allow me to log in. In order to reset your password you also need access to the Authenticator app. I attempted to answer the three security questions with no luck and reached out to support. Now for support there is no phone number, the one that populates when you google it auto-hangs up on you. And the chat isn’t with a live agent but with a chatbot. I answered all questions from the chatbot but was still barred from resetting my account. I started a ticket in which a person initially responded but ever since (9 days ago) I have yet to get a reply despite multiple follow ups. I have around $50 in subscriptions that I am unable to access or cancel due to being unable to get in contact with anyone resembling a living person. I continue to get charged despite repeated attempts to cancel. Their security is completely unnecessary and quite above and beyond what even my bank allows. I would stay clear if possible..SadseattleiteVersion: 2.57.0

New to app review?Being prompted to review an application after only a few days worth of spare time usage, from a guy that isn't very internet savvy; may be a part of the development process of platform? I've only recently come to know of SubStack, through contacts on other platforms. I don't fully understand the organization of the "library topics", yet; I find it comparable to setting a toddler loose in a public library, that has no clue to how the books are organized... though I've managed to find a few items of general interest to me by happenstance browsing. I can say, when looking for my contacts by name (searching), I have no problems finding exactly where I need to get to, thus far. As I'm not very familiar with the platform yet, I'm not displeased, but I haven't found any form of "how to use this platform", or instructional, "tips and tricks" page yet either? I'm sure at a later time I may be prompted for another review? Hopefully by then, I'll be able to deliver a better review?.JasonDPhillipsVersion: 1.2.0

Navigation & NotificationsI think Substack is a great idea and a great platform, but it just needs a few tweaks. Navigation. It’s a little confusing and not intuitive. I also don’t like that if I choose to follow someone instead of subscribe, there’s no straightforward way to find them. I don’t want to just randomly subscribe to anyone pushing words onto the net. Some people I want to see a little more growth and quality but still have them on my radar. My problem with notifications is that they’ll switch back to email from push if I don't visit Substack. I don’t want more emails and my life doesn’t revolve around apps. I think of Substack as “higher quality” in thought, but “pushy” behavior like this reminds me of a sleazy car salesman. If I’m not visiting Substack as often as YOU want, don’t change a setting and then start spamming my email. Become the platform that people CHOOSE to come back to. My recommendation is start with the above and make navigation more intuitive..Porta-MortyVersion: 2.12.0

App doesn't work as good as on web browserThe Substack app is very frustrating. When reading articles, the font size is fixed and there's no way to increase the font size on devices. When browsing any specific Substack, there is only one layout and readers cannot see the Substacker's pinned posts. One of the great features of Substacks is that readers can comment and carry on conversations with other subscribers and even the Substacker. But on the device, the full replies are not shown in entirety. When you click on the reply, it doesn't take you to the commenter you want to reply to. It takes you all the way to the top comment. When there are hundreds of comments, there is literally no way to find the replies to engage with the commenter you want to respond to. Another problem is there is no edit function on the app. So if you post a comment or reply but need to make corrections, you'll have to go to the web browser and log in, and find your comment to make the correction. Why would there be no edit button or function on the app? An annoying feature about the web browser login is that they prioritize login by getting an email link instead of passwords. It prompts you to habitually click on the login by email link by mistake, and clutters up your email inbox. All in all, the App still needs a lot of improvements, but there's no indication Substack will be fixing things any time soon. The only good thing I can say about the App is that if you're already logged in and don't sign out, you don't have to login via the browser and have to deal with their annoying login by email link feature..HeleneFontaineVersion: 1.3.7

Heartbreaking Experience—Writers BewareAs a dedicated writer with over 150 published posts, I’m devastated by what has happened on Substack. Without warning, my account was suddenly suspended for allegedly violating platform policy, specifically, “email phishing.” This is a claim I completely refute. I have never used any external email service nor sent emails outside the platform. Every email sent came directly from Substack’s own auto-distribution to subscribers. What’s more alarming is the complete lack of due process. There was no warning, no prior communication, and no opportunity to dispute the claim. My entire body of work, months of deeply personal, original writing, has been locked away. My followers now see a suspension notice when they click on my profile, which damages both my reputation and credibility. Attempts to reach Substack through their support form, help bots, and even email have led only to automated responses. No human contact. No resolution. If you are a serious writer, please back up your work externally. Substack may say you own your content, but if your account is flagged, rightly or wrongly, you lose access instantly. Bots become the gatekeepers, and there is no clear channel to reclaim what you created. All I’m asking for is an account review and, at the very least, the ability to download my own writing. I remain open to resolution. But for now, I share this warning so others don’t face the same heartbreak. — Dr. Dorothy.DrMotherVersion: 2.52.0

Nonfunctional compared to websiteThis app lacks basic functionality that is available on the website, namely: 1) You cannot become a paid subscriber of a person/org through the app 2) The app does not show you all the tabs of a news outlet on their page (but the equivalent mobile webpage does show this). Example: I want to watch a specific show from a specific news outlet. On the website, there is a tab with the name of the show, where all posts are available in order. On the app, you have to dig through all posts from the org in order to find the posting of the show that I want. 3) (More of a gripe with Substack in general, this issue exists on the website as well): Sometimes a whole episode of a news show will show up in a post. I see the timestamp says it will last for 40 minutes. After clicking on it, it brings me to a 2 minute preview since the episode is only for paid subscribers. If that is the case, let me know before clicking on it.JJJoshjVersion: 2.17.0

Clean UI. Does not respect your privacy.While I love the app, it has a clean UI and a pleasant UX to it by elegantly showing that the interface concept of “less is more” can work work effectively. Unfortunately, I do not like how privacy-invasive the app is. It collects far too much data about you, it’s data that wouldn’t (and couldn’t) be gathered by reading the email newsletters, so Substack is getting greedy for user info with the app. Once I saw what data of mine the app gathers I immediately deleted it and went back to using email newsletters that don’t invade my privacy. This was so close to being great, but due to privacy invasions, this counts as a fail, Substack..The End of PrivacyVersion: 1.0.1

Free Trial? Check your CC statement or they will charge youSubstack continued to charge me for months after I did a free trial. I cancelled and even changed my CC number but they somehow got me new card details and continued charging me. I provided CC statements proving the charges and the card number and they basically denied they were charging me. Had to open a fraud file with my provider and cancel my card. Beware before you give them your card info and make sure to check your statement each month to make sure they are not fraudulently charging you..Playful_BumblebeeVersion: 1.3.5

Sneaky User ManipulationThe app refuses to show me ‘subscription’ links in-app. It will only email me subscription links to my email address. I WANT to subscribe through the app because I love how apple manages subscriptions (one single page where i can press ONE button and cancel). In short this app is manipulating users to subscribe outside the apple ecosystem. Just charge me a surcharge instead substack….Cactusman£Version: 2.0.15

No, not reels…Please Substack. Don’t become like other the other social media apps. I’m pretty disappointed.WeyggvgVersion: 2.43.0

This app is brokenIt asks me to verify my phone number before I can read a post. Which is fine, so I press the “send code” button. And nothing happens. Now I remember why I uninstalled this app in the first place..SugarpopspeteVersion: 2.24.0

Support violencePromoting hate speech in the platform is no good..CrosverVersion: 2.0.9

Doesn’t workDownloaded the app, it made me sign in with my email, then emailed me a link, I hit the link and all I got was an endlessly spinning circle. Deleted the app, re-downloaded with the same none result. Troubleshooting FAQs gave no hint as to how to resolve the issue so I give up..WindhowlVersion: 1.3.7

Excellent content, poor app support!Only after three or four attempts to launch SUBSTACK will it properly run on my iPhone 8 running iOS 16.7.8. No easy to find obvious Email or Chat links on either the APP SUPPORT or CONTACT US pages. Poor support correspondence will always receive a one star review. Too bad, because Substack is one of the extreme few accessible bot-free platforms not yet corrupted where Truth-Seekers swimming against the bulk of maliciously propagandized brainwashing media can find Truth-Sayers. Should Substack modify those pages to provide easily accessible correspondence support I’ll change my review to all stars, until then 👎👎.SciFiDaveyVersion: 2.1.14

Bugs and lack of optionsSubstack is so buggy. I lose audio constantly and the (paid for)episode shows it keeps playing with time increasing and close captions. Also theres no quality options or even audio is eating my data away. I should at least have the transcript of the episode (all closed captions) available so I can just read it instead of dealing with so many things. It should be available as an option. Sometimes I wish the creator I subbed too would use a diff platform.KiramDahanet2Version: 3.1.0

Glitch?Has anyone else has issues with the buttons not working? I tried to back out of a search screen and the arrow button changes cookie to acknowledge I clicked it but the function does not happen..QuintonBealsVersion: 2.94.0

Can you invest more to make your App user friendly?The app and web page is terrible. Esp the chat feature. Slow, buggy, lack of features on content manipulation/navigation for a UGC platform..EhexxxVersion: 2.90.1

Substack is great and terribleSubstack is an excellent app for networking, but as a writer who has made friends here, it’s disheartening to witness an app which could be powerful in upholding artist’s rights, consistently choose profit over what’s right. Oh yeah, and the app is clunky as hell..M3l0nballs18Version: 2.90.1

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