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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

It has become crystal clear that today's conservatives are so fearful of independent voices (i.e., TN state legislature as a recent example) that they use their power (technical as well as verbal, emotional and physical violence) to try to control anyone who disagrees with them. They believe these tactics will work and they don't care who they hurt. I subscribe to numerous Substack newsletters because I'm interested in what writers have to write, I want to expose myself to various points of view (except for conservatives since they only insult and lie) and I want to support writers. But, people can access these newsletters without paying. I have a couple that I haven't yet decided if I want to pay for, but most are paid subscriptions. I'm a 70 year old retired woman and I've had a lifetime of people (mostly men) telling me how to behave and what I'm allowed, or not allowed to do. I have never listed to these people and there are always work-arounds. I was married twice, divorced twice, to two abusive men (abusive in different ways) and they are both dead because of their own behaviors and I'm still here. I believe there are a lot of people like me and we all fight back in different ways. We are survivors.

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Jeremy Jones's avatar

Nothing would make me happier than Substack replacing Twitter.

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