Here's how to find interesting people on Substack

You're not a computer, so stop begging the algorithm to do this for you

Stop pleading with the Substack algorithm to find you cool people to follow.

Go to the profile page (like mine, below) of someone you subscribe to, and check out all the posts they LIKE and the publications they subscribe to.

Look at what Austin Kleon likes.

Patti Smith subscribes to five newsletters.

I guarantee you’ll find some interesting characters by doing this, and it’s way more fun than waiting on a computer algorithm

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