As someone who is not a competitive person, I am incredibly happy for you and do not experience jealousy all that much. I think that's because in my perspective, most things that are super popular aren't all that great. A lot of the time, people need to be told what's good and follow trends without authentically defining what actually has value to themselves. I think the subscriber count is not a defining metric, but nonetheless is an important one and something worth celebrating. It's heartwarming to see all the attention from other Substackers you received as a result of this accomplishment. Yes, Substack is different, but the fact still remains (as it does on all other platforms) that fundamentally we all want to be seen. We flock to our corner of the internet, which gives us a community that we can't get in real life. It can be a place where we matter, and we see the distinct value in others correspondingly.
Thank you. It's great to feel seen, like people are actually reading what I put out. I've set up bookmarks to avoid looking at the total subscriber count most of the time, but one hundred subscribers felt like a distant yet achievable goal so I made a point of checking when I got closer to it. I don't intend to set any more subscriber based goals anytime soon.
It was an experience to wake up and see just how many people were offering congratulations, both familiar faces and people I didn't recognize. I like the optimistic energy on substack, a lot of places tend to end up with an overall attitude of people not wanting to be there, but people on substack tend to want to be there and support each other.
Well done! It took me two years to reach 100 subscribers. Even without effort on my part, subscribers just arrived, and they keep coming--one or two each week.
That's encouraging to hear even now. I'm not sure what exactly drew the 100th subscriber in, but I've had periods of just that, picking up a subscriber or two per week. And thank you.
As someone who is not a competitive person, I am incredibly happy for you and do not experience jealousy all that much. I think that's because in my perspective, most things that are super popular aren't all that great. A lot of the time, people need to be told what's good and follow trends without authentically defining what actually has value to themselves. I think the subscriber count is not a defining metric, but nonetheless is an important one and something worth celebrating. It's heartwarming to see all the attention from other Substackers you received as a result of this accomplishment. Yes, Substack is different, but the fact still remains (as it does on all other platforms) that fundamentally we all want to be seen. We flock to our corner of the internet, which gives us a community that we can't get in real life. It can be a place where we matter, and we see the distinct value in others correspondingly.
Thank you. It's great to feel seen, like people are actually reading what I put out. I've set up bookmarks to avoid looking at the total subscriber count most of the time, but one hundred subscribers felt like a distant yet achievable goal so I made a point of checking when I got closer to it. I don't intend to set any more subscriber based goals anytime soon.
It was an experience to wake up and see just how many people were offering congratulations, both familiar faces and people I didn't recognize. I like the optimistic energy on substack, a lot of places tend to end up with an overall attitude of people not wanting to be there, but people on substack tend to want to be there and support each other.
Congrats on 100.
Thank you.
Well done! It took me two years to reach 100 subscribers. Even without effort on my part, subscribers just arrived, and they keep coming--one or two each week.
That's encouraging to hear even now. I'm not sure what exactly drew the 100th subscriber in, but I've had periods of just that, picking up a subscriber or two per week. And thank you.