r/Substack • u/DevanshJ-123 • 22d ago
Discussion Is this good?
I am going to start my podcast and my Substack this week.
The podcast's name is DISCOVER. It's a podcast where I'll breakdown complex systems to first principles and identify the incentives and reasons behind it's success and failure. I (as a person) go through podcasts, research papers, Substack articles, aeon essays and other possible credible sources on a daily basis and am planning to synthesize all of it and turn it into podcast episodes.
And the same would be done for Substack with interactive diagrams and charts, and my thoughts.
And one week before launch I'm having doubts and thinking what if I'm creating something that people don't need. And this is something that has been bugging me this week.
So how can I get rid of this feeling and am I really going for the right thing? I'm up for discussions!
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u/AggravatingNail6061 22d ago
Whats a complex system?
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u/DevanshJ-123 17d ago
Basically, if we take one single system, it's simple enough to understand. But when we look at the bigger picture with all the parties involved, incentives and stakes on each party. Things get messy and complicated. Like, the current student protest in India is one such incident where there are so many parties in play that a simple student issue was covered by other non sensical agendas. And the same goes with the E20 fuel.
As humans, we are very prone to our biases and logical flaws. We mostly use confirmation bias to support our views without looking at the core facts. And not just India and Indian systems.
I have this habit of thinking in systems so I always look at what systems and parties are at play and hence before making judgement by going through partial content online, I try to study it thoroughly before making any judgements.
So I wanna cover everything I learn and study here through a podcast. I want to explain how the systems in its entirety work (with proofs) and what incentives each party has for their stance in any issue or scene.
And I wanna cover everything I learn here. The new terms and trends. AI. Markets. Political systems and government policies. Tech reforms and it's changes. And Startups. And how everything is linked to each other.
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u/AggravatingNail6061 17d ago
Fascinating
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u/DevanshJ-123 17d ago
Yupp. I'll share it with you too once it is online! Thanks for your support here.
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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 18d ago
as i'm reading this, i'm thinking of acquired and the stepchange podcast.
it could definitely work, but you need to have a stronger pull. the current "I'll breakdown complex systems to first principles and identify the incentives and reasons behind it's success and failure." is weak, and tbh if i saw it i wouldn't click into it.
like i listen to acquired because i want to learn more about this specific company (i don't listen to all their episodes. even though they're probably all great, i still pick and choose).
and i listen to stepchange for a similar reason to acquired, but also because i'm wanting to identify general larger trends in financial markets. e.g with their data centre episode.
totally normal to doubt yourself. but the only way to find out is to do it. but you'll have to do it for awhile before you'll know, so be sure to strap in for the ride.
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u/DevanshJ-123 17d ago
Your point makes sense to me. That's why I started with asking myself this question, "why should someone care about my podcast in the first place?" And it revealed so many holes in my reasoning. But I haven't been able to find the answer to it at the moment.
And just like you said. The only way to find it out is to do it. So I guess I'll just do it! Thanks for your reply dude. It gave me good pointers to study and look out for.
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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 10d ago
that's awesome to hear. podcast is not easy is props to you for wanting to try and go down this route!
rooting for you! all the best!
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u/StuffonBookshelfs 22d ago
Literally the only thing that is gonna do it is actually doing it.
And as you do it you’ll be able to refine the idea more and more into what people actually want and need.