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Ben Cohen's avatar

We're working on this! Everyone is eligible to be in the tabs, and there are definitely small voices already in many of the categories.

That said, right now we use likes/engagement as one of the ways we rank things, so bigger voices are, at the moment, a hair more likely to end up there because of their established audience. Working on this though, because we do want all voices to get their chance to shine!

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Eimear O'Neill's avatar

Please acknowledge that collective and inclusive intelligence is more sustainable than any top down metric!

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ANKiT KUMAR BAMNiYA's avatar

Right b on

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K Salisbury's avatar

Substack, yes, please acknowledge.

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K Salisbury's avatar

RIGHT ON, GUY!!!

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K Salisbury's avatar

RIGHT ON!

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Michele Price's avatar

There is enough of our world that operates from the metrics of who has the bigger voice because of being already rewarded - it aligns to people’s current biases.

How can we expand all our thinking if we focus on those voices over and over again? That sounds like Substack is operating from the same playbook as media and big business.

Do you expect the voices who do not already have big audiences to grow if they are regulated to sitting at the kids table to eat?

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Eimear O'Neill's avatar

Exactly what I was trying to get across

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K Salisbury's avatar

You SAID IT!

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K Salisbury's avatar

Can't eat I'm laughing so much being at the kids' table. Oh Thank You!@@

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Jay Sparrowhawk Ray's avatar

Incredibly good point. Thank you. Level playing fields thank you. So sick of hierarchy.

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K Salisbury's avatar

Substack, it's your turn to say something.

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K Salisbury's avatar

THANK YOU for the clear and final word on this PROBLEM!

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K Salisbury's avatar

Why won't "liked" add new likes ?

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K Salisbury's avatar

You, TOO!

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K Salisbury's avatar

LUVVVVV IT !!!

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K Salisbury's avatar

I'd love a source on discoveries in astronomy, sthg like Sky and Telescope mag's readership can enjoy.

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Sandy S's avatar

Yes yes yes! There should be a tab for Outer Space!

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K Salisbury's avatar

Sandy S, THANK YOU!!!

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K Salisbury's avatar

Can you believe the photos of the very CENTER OF THE MIKLY WAY???!!!

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Sharon Lawrence's avatar

I've written exhaustively on election topics. Extensive voter education and a deep dive into issues and solutions. Can't get traction. Your politics people just complain about trump or follow the horse race.

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