Your post clarified my thinking on this. If I think of Notes as a Twitter clone then I'm upset because, like the parent poster, I want a much narrower subscription-base for long form content than I do short form content. However, if I think of this as merely a short form update from accounts I follow then it's fine.
That said, Substack showing writers adjacent to your subscriptions in Notes makes if feel more Twitter-like in a way that I'm not sure I like.
Re:Now live for all: Substack Notes
by shanebellone on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:15AM
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"However, if I think of this as merely a short form update from accounts I follow then it's fine."
Substack will need to decide if they view Notes as a search engine with an RSS feed or a standalone social network.
Edit: I don't think their positioning is obvious yet.
Notes linking to Substack Newsletters should convert better. Notes are networked "post summaries" that represent an improvement over the traditional blog homepage format. I see a play that could improve what they're cloning while also benefiting their core offering.
It has potential but the likeness of the clone is a bit off-putting for me.