Well said, John Stein..., oh, sorry, London Steinbeck.
On Medium, it's like writing a personal diary and people with emotions can feel you, like studying in a free local collage.
On Substack, so many writers were journalists before or Congressman, like Adam Kinzinger. Okay, we have Obama here, but you can tell the article was truly written by him and it's captivating!
I just started writing on Sub this month, but I don't dare to charge scholars, editors, or academic professionals to pay for my article. Impression can make me happy enough though it doesn't mean view, lol