Strypey<p>"... some huge part of... [the SubStack founders] actually enjoys being part of a Culture War, and they like fighting it."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CaseyNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaseyNewton</span></a>, 2024</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24059524/platformer-casey-newton-substack-moderation-email-newsletters-media-layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/2/5/24059524</span><span class="invisible">/platformer-casey-newton-substack-moderation-email-newsletters-media-layoffs</span></a></p><p>Seldom have I heard a better example of the principle known in psychology as "projection".</p><p>It's people like Casey who enjoy fighting Culture Wars. So much so that they keep trying to drag SubStack into them.</p><p>(1/?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Decoder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decoder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CultureWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CultureWar</span></a></p>