A tech industry figure explains their decision to migrate from WordPress to Substack despite ethical concerns raised by community members. The author justifies the move by emphasizing the need to be more active in technical discussions and reduce friction in content creation. They acknowledge the controversy around Substack's platform policies but conclude this isn't their battle to fight, while implementing mitigations like refusing paid subscriptions and cross-posting to WordPress.
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