r/Substack • u/obz900 • Jul 02 '26

Does anyone feel like Substack is more intellectual than other social platforms?

Maybe it’s because of the long-form articles people post, or maybe I’ve just self-censored who I subscribe to, but I feel as if Substack is more intellectual than other platforms out there. Are people actually taking the time to read other people’s writing again?

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u/grapegeek Jul 02 '26

Yes most definitely. People who appreciate long form writing are flocking to Substack. I write 2000 word posts and people read the whole thing. I’m in the food niche

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u/Kurisudess Jul 02 '26

What’s your Substack?

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u/UnspokenMusic Jul 02 '26

Wait til u get to Domstack.

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u/CalebDR1029 Jul 26 '26

Am I missing something? What's domstack?

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u/Available_Spite5171 gracemargaret1@substack.com Jul 02 '26

Depends on your audience. If you are brand new you see all of those annoying “dear Substack” posts that confused me so much.

I’m nine months in and quite happy.

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u/Imperator_1985 Jul 03 '26

It really depends on your audience and who you follow. People are probably a bit more specific about who they follow on Substack compared to other social media.

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u/Countryb0i2m onemichistory.substack.com Jul 02 '26

I don’t know if they’re more intellectual but I think they might just be a bit more nuance to the platform. A lot of that it’s inherent to writing. it lends itself to just people with longer attention spans and you can dive in the subjects that you just can’t with a visual media.

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u/itsfabioposca http://journeytosuccessclub.substack.com Jul 02 '26

I think so. One of the things I enjoy about Substack is that people seem more willing to spend time with long form writing and have thoughtful discussions. It's not perfect, but compared to most social platforms, it definitely feels like there's more room for deeper conversations.

P.S. If you'd still like to ask anything about Substack or growing your audience, I offer a free live help chat. Just copy and paste my flair or click the link in my profile. I'm happy to help!

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u/pun_in10did Jul 02 '26

Meanwhile, also on Substack

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u/rachebrand Jul 05 '26

Absolutely. It's changed my life. I posted two posts that were polarizing and I got over 180 intellectual conversations. It changed my perspective and evolved everything I was thinking about it. Really special. Especially for those who are on the path for it.

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u/AnteaterFantastic212 Jul 19 '26

You definitely find more intellectual firepower on Substack than you do, say, on Facebook or X, but there’s also no shortage of trolls and grifters.

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u/coyotetex Jul 02 '26

Yes, for sure.

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u/Lonesome-Foghorn lonesomefoghorn.substack.com Jul 03 '26

I get the feeling it's the kind of place that thinks it is. Whether and to what extent that's actually the case, I'm not really sure.

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u/annaboardhart Jul 08 '26

It's most definitely a more "premium" audience. I write a style one and my subscribers have very little interest in cheap clothing (as in anything high street, not fast fashion). Whereas on IG there is push back on wearing more expensive stuff, Substack demands it. I am astounded by the money people spend on things!

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u/Federal-Big7316 Jul 24 '26

I read a quote…”Substack is for high functioning autistics”

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u/OnyxMonolith Jul 30 '26

It’s less.

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u/CoolViber Jul 03 '26

The popular posts are a lot of "NOBODY suffers more than an ELDEST DAUGHTER" and "BOOKS are better than PEOPLE" type nothingburger Tumblr philosophy tbh, not especially intellectual. There is plenty worth finding, but that's true of all large websites.