The case for slow social.

On Substack, social media, and the hope for a better web.

Social media seems to be a love / hate relationship for most people.

We love connecting with interesting people, ideas, and friends from far and wide.

But the business models these platforms are built on inherently lead to advertising-riddled, algorithmic nightmares.

They don’t start out that way, because task number one is to build a large user base, a…