If you haven't read Sam Kahn's analysis of what's going on you should. He argues, convincingly, that the whole 'Nazis on Substack' charge is mostly unfounded, that the number of Nazis, and the amount of attention they were actually getting (e.g. fewer than 20 followers, tiny numbers of subscriptions) suggests that this controversy is being managed by someone who wants to discredit Substack for other reasons. I had been reading Katz (who started the fire) but had already realized he was prone to flights of fancy because of other things he's written.
Having read your work for all 20 of those years, and knowing your underlying philosophy I know that you are that 'reasonable man' who would be terrific as that moderator. I also surmise that that is not what you aspire to, but your Symposium is exactly the kind of 'platform' you are describing. If you could find people to partner with who do want to do the work behind providing the many services Substack provides, then Symposium could be that sorely needed competitor. In any case, I have been happy with the writers Substack has introduced me to as it has given me a better understanding of where a lot of well-meaning people are coming from even when I don't agree with much the believe.
If you haven't read Sam Kahn's analysis of what's going on you should. He argues, convincingly, that the whole 'Nazis on Substack' charge is mostly unfounded, that the number of Nazis, and the amount of attention they were actually getting (e.g. fewer than 20 followers, tiny numbers of subscriptions) suggests that this controversy is being managed by someone who wants to discredit Substack for other reasons. I had been reading Katz (who started the fire) but had already realized he was prone to flights of fancy because of other things he's written.
Having read your work for all 20 of those years, and knowing your underlying philosophy I know that you are that 'reasonable man' who would be terrific as that moderator. I also surmise that that is not what you aspire to, but your Symposium is exactly the kind of 'platform' you are describing. If you could find people to partner with who do want to do the work behind providing the many services Substack provides, then Symposium could be that sorely needed competitor. In any case, I have been happy with the writers Substack has introduced me to as it has given me a better understanding of where a lot of well-meaning people are coming from even when I don't agree with much the believe.