Planning — collecting NOs and wishes · vs Substack
Notes
Long-form writing, owned by the writer — vs Substack.
Notes is a long-form writing product alternative to Substack. Refuses paid recommendations. Refuses the platform-as-distributor extraction. Writers own their distribution and earn 90% of net revenue. Currently in planning — collecting refusals against the Substack pattern and feature-wishes from patrons. The first product to launch revenue-share to non-creator participants.
0 constitutional refusals locked against Substack
What we constitutionally refuse from Substack.
No refusals locked yet. The first refusal here lands when a member wishes for it, the wish is voted yes by other members, and the operator publishes the ADR that locks it under the Constitution.
Help shape what gets built first.
Notes is a planning surface. It becomes code when enough patrons wish for the same features, vote yes on the same refusals, and the operator promotes those wishes into ADRs. You can participate in three ways:
- Wish a feature — name what you want Notes to do that Substack doesn’t.
- Refuse a behavior — name a dark pattern from Substack we should constitutionally refuse.
- Become a Founding Patron — your vote on every wish and refusal carries 4× weight in the first 1,000.