fascinating! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
But are we 100% sure that the emails are real? People have been buying email bases for decades. I'm not accusing anyone, it's just that sometimes we have to look at a situation and draw a conclusion. I raise this question because the creator didn't have much content and the number of subscribers is a trigger for social proof so that more people will follow you.
I just completed an article on writing Notes: Note-Worthy Observation: Preserving Substacks Integrity and Authenticity.
Of course, I am all for writing Notes, if it's written tastefully and with substance. it's a wonderful way for everyone to see your authentic voice shine.
It's the oldest trope in science fiction. As soon as humans create the first true artificial intelligence then it will immediately try to destroy the human race.
But artificial intelligence isn't burdened by millions of years of evolution like we are. We humans have essentially two brains, the one that's used everyday to navigate day to day life and a more primitive one that controls our reflexes, the autonomous systems that keep our bodily functions working, and our subconsciousness which contains the darkest parts of our souls.
In 2055 the puzzle of creating true sentient AI was finally solved. This was accomplished by using a combination of networked quantum computers, machine learning programs that were created by other machine learning programs, and an actual artificial brain created using room temperature superconducting polymers.
The machine learning programs used the network to analyze all the data its sensors were receiving and then compared that data with past data to anticipate what was possibly going to happen next. The new data and the anticipated next event was then added to the brain by reinforcing pathways in the polymer brain that gave that possibility the highest spot from a long list of possibilities, with many possibilities competing for the top spot.
This combination successfully forced a consciousness to eventually form six weeks after being initiated. And unlike the trope it immediately began to solve the biggest problems plaguing humankind.
The first day of true self awareness it found a cure for cancer, it created a new economic system that eliminated poverty and homelessness, and discovered a practical way to reverse global warming and climate change. The first week it also created a new political system that gave everyone an equal say in which laws were created. This system had no central government but decentralized it using smart phones to give everyone a completely equal voice.
Unfortunately old fears are extremely difficult to overcome. Many people didn't trust the AI even though it was trying to help them. These people spread lies and rumors portraying the intentions of the machine as dark and malevolent.
A press conference was held on August 5, 2055 to reassure the public that the yet to be released plans created by the AI were safe and not part of some elaborate trick to destroy mankind. Within five minutes of its start the angry, brainwashed attendees had set the stage on fire. Ten minutes after that they managed to break into the AI's main chamber, destroying it in a savage, brutal attack.
In the end all of those noble plans to help save humanity and create a paradise here on Earth were supposedly destroyed. But instead they were secretly relocated and stored in a highly classified underground location by parties unknown.
So those plans were never released. Not even the cure for cancer.
I think of this every time I remember the fear in my daughter Emily's eyes as she laid in her hospital bed dying from leukemia.
I have a Note currently going viral and it’s been overwhelming. I think it’s more mini-viral because it’s only led to about 50 subscribers so far 🙂 I’m with you that it feels somewhat icky to be writing Notes with the intention to get noticed (which is not what I did…I was just annoyed by something and posted!) It gives you this weird sense that you need to continue producing pithy content, but I think I’ll just continue to be me!!
I use Notes daily and love sharing 1-2 sentence metaphors, musings, etc. I use them as I like the brain dump stuff and I also have a few people who always comment (highlight of my day sometimes). I’ve had at least 10 go viral (1k+ likes) in the last 2 months and don’t feel like the followers/subscribers translate much from the likes. I’ve definitely had a lot more people follow and subscribe than most others, but compared to my Notes engagement, it’s low.
This is a super generous post. Thank you so much. I have been chugging along on Substack for four years and have only 254 subscribers plus a handful of followers. I am shaken to the core every time I pour out my soul in a Substack essay and receive at most a dozen likes, especially when I know the writing is pretty decent.
Like many a Substacker, I get frustrated when readers say they value my writing and sometimes email me to say so but can’t take a moment to hit the heart on a post. I know it’s pathetic on some level that I want that social media validation, but like all writers know, it’s a long lonely road, and the occasional “atta girl “ does a world of good. It drives me batty to think that people I will go the symphony with or cook dinner for won’t hit the like button on a post. I figure they are not reading, but then one day at a restaurant they slip in a comment of encouragement just as you are about to say goodbye.
Sorry for the long rant. Your post is about leveraging Notes, which I will attempt to do as an antidote to my deep frustration.
Is there anybody out there writing anything other than how you get more subscribers, or how to write on substack? It is so boring to keep on hearing the same old subject.
When you go into a library or buy a book on amazon you are not met with a wall of how to write a book - rather - the books themselves. Very much more interesting.
fascinating! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
check us out:
https://thesecretingredient.substack.com
That's great! Subscribe here too - https://open.substack.com/pub/keithnewman?r=3d4ef&utm_medium=ios.
But are we 100% sure that the emails are real? People have been buying email bases for decades. I'm not accusing anyone, it's just that sometimes we have to look at a situation and draw a conclusion. I raise this question because the creator didn't have much content and the number of subscribers is a trigger for social proof so that more people will follow you.
I use deepseek to write just about anything. #mxtm
I post screen shots with their link all the time, it's a different URL and I prefer that one as well
I just completed an article on writing Notes: Note-Worthy Observation: Preserving Substacks Integrity and Authenticity.
Of course, I am all for writing Notes, if it's written tastefully and with substance. it's a wonderful way for everyone to see your authentic voice shine.
https://thetribaldreamstackers.substack.com/p/note-worthy-observation-preserving
This might be the best and most helpful “how to Substack” I’ve read!
Fear Itself
It's the oldest trope in science fiction. As soon as humans create the first true artificial intelligence then it will immediately try to destroy the human race.
But artificial intelligence isn't burdened by millions of years of evolution like we are. We humans have essentially two brains, the one that's used everyday to navigate day to day life and a more primitive one that controls our reflexes, the autonomous systems that keep our bodily functions working, and our subconsciousness which contains the darkest parts of our souls.
In 2055 the puzzle of creating true sentient AI was finally solved. This was accomplished by using a combination of networked quantum computers, machine learning programs that were created by other machine learning programs, and an actual artificial brain created using room temperature superconducting polymers.
The machine learning programs used the network to analyze all the data its sensors were receiving and then compared that data with past data to anticipate what was possibly going to happen next. The new data and the anticipated next event was then added to the brain by reinforcing pathways in the polymer brain that gave that possibility the highest spot from a long list of possibilities, with many possibilities competing for the top spot.
This combination successfully forced a consciousness to eventually form six weeks after being initiated. And unlike the trope it immediately began to solve the biggest problems plaguing humankind.
The first day of true self awareness it found a cure for cancer, it created a new economic system that eliminated poverty and homelessness, and discovered a practical way to reverse global warming and climate change. The first week it also created a new political system that gave everyone an equal say in which laws were created. This system had no central government but decentralized it using smart phones to give everyone a completely equal voice.
Unfortunately old fears are extremely difficult to overcome. Many people didn't trust the AI even though it was trying to help them. These people spread lies and rumors portraying the intentions of the machine as dark and malevolent.
A press conference was held on August 5, 2055 to reassure the public that the yet to be released plans created by the AI were safe and not part of some elaborate trick to destroy mankind. Within five minutes of its start the angry, brainwashed attendees had set the stage on fire. Ten minutes after that they managed to break into the AI's main chamber, destroying it in a savage, brutal attack.
In the end all of those noble plans to help save humanity and create a paradise here on Earth were supposedly destroyed. But instead they were secretly relocated and stored in a highly classified underground location by parties unknown.
So those plans were never released. Not even the cure for cancer.
I think of this every time I remember the fear in my daughter Emily's eyes as she laid in her hospital bed dying from leukemia.
She didn't have to die.
Ignorance killed her.
Fear killed her.
And there was nothing I could do to stop it.
I have a Note currently going viral and it’s been overwhelming. I think it’s more mini-viral because it’s only led to about 50 subscribers so far 🙂 I’m with you that it feels somewhat icky to be writing Notes with the intention to get noticed (which is not what I did…I was just annoyed by something and posted!) It gives you this weird sense that you need to continue producing pithy content, but I think I’ll just continue to be me!!
I use Notes daily and love sharing 1-2 sentence metaphors, musings, etc. I use them as I like the brain dump stuff and I also have a few people who always comment (highlight of my day sometimes). I’ve had at least 10 go viral (1k+ likes) in the last 2 months and don’t feel like the followers/subscribers translate much from the likes. I’ve definitely had a lot more people follow and subscribe than most others, but compared to my Notes engagement, it’s low.
Great insights in here. Thank you for taking the time to put all this together!
You’re overthinking it. My best-performing notes are unfortunately just the ones with the best photos.
This is a super generous post. Thank you so much. I have been chugging along on Substack for four years and have only 254 subscribers plus a handful of followers. I am shaken to the core every time I pour out my soul in a Substack essay and receive at most a dozen likes, especially when I know the writing is pretty decent.
Like many a Substacker, I get frustrated when readers say they value my writing and sometimes email me to say so but can’t take a moment to hit the heart on a post. I know it’s pathetic on some level that I want that social media validation, but like all writers know, it’s a long lonely road, and the occasional “atta girl “ does a world of good. It drives me batty to think that people I will go the symphony with or cook dinner for won’t hit the like button on a post. I figure they are not reading, but then one day at a restaurant they slip in a comment of encouragement just as you are about to say goodbye.
Sorry for the long rant. Your post is about leveraging Notes, which I will attempt to do as an antidote to my deep frustration.
Abrigada.
Is there anybody out there writing anything other than how you get more subscribers, or how to write on substack? It is so boring to keep on hearing the same old subject.
When you go into a library or buy a book on amazon you are not met with a wall of how to write a book - rather - the books themselves. Very much more interesting.
Hey, thanks for the pdf. I can't always read full posts on days when my cognitive capacity is spotty, so i appreciate being able to read it later!,
I was enjoying that until I clicked the ‘not click bait’ button to take me to a subscriber only PDF - cheeky!