swilow
Bluelight Crew
That's just because they're saying things you already believe. You're appealing to authority- fine, authority can be legit. But it's no different to the credentialism you criticise, except maybe slightly worse because it's your confirmation bias and feelings making you think it's all true.Tbf I read alot of experts that have substacks. The difference is, many times they are much more trustworthy than any mainstream source
I distrust mainstream media and rarely consume it. Alternative media is not automatically better just because it's not mainstream. It's often way worse because it's unfettered by an institutional reputation. It doesn't have to be credible and in fact thrives on being conspiratorial, inflammatory and pseudo-heterodox because this appeals to the millions of edgy "free thinkers" who all think alike. It's big business, this substack prophesying you seem to blindly worship.