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Shari Dunn's avatar

Thank you both. I'm on the West Coast, so I missed the live, but I’m so glad to hear someone brought up the Elaine Massacre as well as the North Carolina massacre and the dispossession of land.

I have a question for both of you. I’m struggling with the fact that Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz, is an investor in Substack. In private chats, Andreessen has expressed anger over the last 60 years of civil rights advancements—which, for Black people, represent the longest sustained period of freedom we've had access to in this country.

I’m staying on the platform, but it’s hard to reconcile.

Really wish I had caught this live—but you know, West Coast time—we’re always a bit behind.

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Marlon Weems's avatar

Hi Shari! I read your piece this morning and was literally about to dm you when I saw this. I’ve been on this platform for 5+ years and have decided not to leave even though there are many undesirable aspects. I liken it to not moving from one’s neighborhood because a Trump supporter lives nearby.

I’ve been sitting on a piece for a while that takes a broader view of how the folks behind this platform elevate celebrities and right wing voices (The Free Press is an example). Your piece has inspired me to dust it off and put it into the world.

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Shari Dunn's avatar

Yeah, I guess I tend to agree with that. I mean, where are we going to really go? Yes, the elevation of celebrities is something that I was concerned about immediately. Someone says this is a little bit of a Ponzi scheme or maybe multi-level marketing. We make the platform legitimate while they scoop up all the dollars. And then I heard they were thinking about bringing over reporters from The Washington Post or some other paper for subscriptions. I'm like, then it just becomes old media. And the crazy thing with CNN now doing subscription? They have ad revenue. So yeah, for now, I'm staying here. I look forward to reading your piece once you dust it off.

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Steph's avatar

Minneapolis - I’m not in live but watching the replay. Thanks!😊

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gerri caldarola's avatar

So that's what DeSantis was talking about "skills" black folks got by being enslaved? (I'm being sarcastic)

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Gladys Agwai's avatar

Hi I am a member and love what you do but the lives like this one I cannot access it. Most times I can watch at the time you did it. Anyway to get replays for members?

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Carrie chick's avatar

we need white trash out of the White House

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Can you put a link to the project 2027 piece you reference?

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Seattle -- not live but with you...

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Seneca Dunmore's avatar

I'm in Charlotte, NC.

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Harry Barker's avatar

Carry on. Do the right thing. I know you will.

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