Migrating From Substack To Self Hosted Ghost
By Molly White from "Citation Needed"
Bloated and fueled by venture capital funding, Substack brought newsletters and blogs back into the mainstream around 2021. They have since been overcome by the hubris always brought on by the combination of millions of users combined with venture capital funding. They are now pursuing the enshittification playbook and trying to make themselves into a social media platform. They also allow Nazis, racists, and fascists to use their platform and extend their reach.
Before Substack was on the scene, Ghost had everything that Substack has, none of the downsides, and is open source. Molly White explains how best to leave Substack and set up on Ghost for those who want to do that.
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