> Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one?

Or is there some natural cycle of upstart=>mainstream=>oppressor=>collapse at work?

Just curious: What's the difference between Substack and RSS? With RSS, you 'subscribe' -> get blog posts to your news reader. With Substack, you 'subscribe' => get blog posts to your inbox. Of course, they allow you to monetize your posts by adding Stripe etc, but the essence seems to be the same.

So we just decided to give up on Medium I guess? When does Substack’s replacement come in.