Love this thoughtful post, my dear friend. I think Substack for the most part fosters good engagement with others, although, I've seen people engaging terribly with each other, resorting to the lowest interactions such as name calling and using slurs to make their arguments. That never works. I know in real life we wouldn't behave like this though, or most of us wouldn't. I still like the fact that people can speak freely here and have positive debates, whereas in other online spaces you may get suspended or censored and a mob will go after you (I've seen it time and again, hence why I left most of these online spaces). Of course, it's us though at the end of the day. We choose how we engage with others and disengage.
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Kimber!
💜💞Thank you for answering my questions, Jeanine! I really loved what you said about the bookstore being your literal chat-room! Pure gold!
Great Kimber!
Love this thoughtful post, my dear friend. I think Substack for the most part fosters good engagement with others, although, I've seen people engaging terribly with each other, resorting to the lowest interactions such as name calling and using slurs to make their arguments. That never works. I know in real life we wouldn't behave like this though, or most of us wouldn't. I still like the fact that people can speak freely here and have positive debates, whereas in other online spaces you may get suspended or censored and a mob will go after you (I've seen it time and again, hence why I left most of these online spaces). Of course, it's us though at the end of the day. We choose how we engage with others and disengage.
💯% all of this! Thank you for this thoughtful and lovely answer, my dear friend💞
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