This podcast episode is a bit of an experiment: I explore Substack’s home page as it appears to someone new to the platform. What kinds of posts and notes are at the top of the page? What kinds of ideas and perspectives appear to be promoted? If you said “all the latest clownworld craziness,” you are correct.
Basically, it’s like there’s a factory where regime narratives are mass produced and then shipped out to the various media platforms, including Substack, where they can be mindlessly consumed by Yass Kweens and Commie Karens.
There’s the obligatory “Trump is literally Hitler” pieces, like this gem:
The author’s bio and profile pic look exactly like you’d expect:
Then there are puff pieces for Tim Walz, who is apparently campaigning to be America’s Dad, and who demonstrates his commitment to family values by making sure school libraries include books about anal sex and transgenderism:
So in this episode, we discuss the kinds of content Substack’s algorithm shows new arrivals and what that might mean, both for the upcoming election and for the long-term viability of the culture. There is a silver lining in this.
Note: if you are listening to this on a podcast app or streaming platform, visit the Substack page for this episode, so you can see the embedded media and what not: https://aghostinthemachine.substack.com/p/see-how-the-other-half-of-substack.
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