Report from Substack: long form content creators are saying their paid subs are dropping off completely. The platform is trying to do too much and they're actively driving people away from the long form content. It's almost impossible to physically find blog posts in the UI now, which favors the doomscroll/shitpost feed and audio/video podcasting. There's no money in long form content.
All of that for a bland & impersonal site that isn't even yours.