Join me on Notes

Because Twitter really isn't doing it anymore.

I just published my first note on Substack Notes, and would love for you to join me there! (Yes, you’ve seen a lot of us sending out this exact same post. No, it’s not a coincidence. Or is it?)

Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. Hopefully it will evolve into a better Twitter; that’s a while away, but it’s been impressive how responsive they have been in trying to fix problems and smooth out functionalities. For now it’s going to be mostly a chance to share short thoughts and ideas that don’t fit into a full newsletter post.

I really hope Notes succeeds because, at least from my metrics, Twitter seems to still be totally throttling links to Substack and is becoming basically useless for sharing my work. I typically got about 10% of my reads from Twitter, and here’s the breakdown from my last post:

Having a real alternative to Twitter has never been more important. Info on how to join is below.

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How to join

Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to Abu Aardvark's MENA Academy, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!

You can also share notes of your own. I hope this becomes a space where every reader of Abu Aardvark's MENA Academy can share thoughts, ideas, and interesting quotes from the things we're reading on Substack and beyond.

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If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the Notes FAQ for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you there!