Words1 have power – to inform, entertain, upset. So newsletter posts have power. Comments have power.
With great power comes great responsibility.2
What kind of responsibility do creators / publishers or commenters have for the words they use on Substack?
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Images and sounds too.
Spider-Man (2002).
My only responsibility is to tell the truth. That gives me a lot of leeway. I can write to entertain, to provoke, to inspire, to call to action, but, in the end, if any of it tries to seduce with lies, I deserve to fail.
Well said. I wish more communicators prioritized the truth over lies so clearly.
My only responsibility is to tell the truth. That gives me a lot of leeway. I can write to entertain, to provoke, to inspire, to call to action, but, in the end, if any of it tries to seduce with lies, I deserve to fail.
Well said. I wish more communicators prioritized the truth over lies so clearly.