Greater Detail Concerning My Shift Back to MB

I just sent out a message to my Substack readers announcing I would no longer be writing there, nor on my website blog (scottwalters.net), but am moving my activity here.

My previous plan was to centralize everything on my website. That website will remain as more of a static site for my books. It turned out that the blogging platform I used there was difficult to use than I anticipated, which served as a disincentive to write shorter, more casual observations. At that point it became more of a place for longer, more formal, essays and I have been writing fewer of them lately.

When I was still keeping up with posting, I would then do a weekly newsletter through Substack. Thanks to Notes, as well as the arrival of a bunch of Big Name Journalists, Substack has become increasingly like social media – a constant onslaught of hot takes instead of a place for more thoughtful writing. Goodbye and good luck.

So I came back to MB. I like its simplicity, and the quietness of my feed. I decided not to have my thoughts distributed to the fediverse or social media platforms. I really don’t need strangers discussing my ideas. An occasional reply sounds just fine.