That’s a really tough situation. Letting go and moving on can be hard, but sometimes it leads to exciting new opportunities. Just know that there are many of us out here who would gladly welcome you as part of our community if you’re feeling lost
I can't speak to the personal nature of this decision obviously, but it does seem to me on a conceptual level that "voting with your feet" is sometimes necessary to motivate the outcome you want. If enough people leave this group, the organizers will have to adapt.
Sometimes it's simply time to move on. Substack has replaced blogs, and the fact that the organizer can't see the benefits speaks volumes. Perhaps some of those teacher writers will follow you to Substack!
Your post makes me think about retiring, a transition I went through almost 2 years ago, also from teaching. It's such a limbo space, you're appreciated as an emerita, as a veteran, as a sage of the old battles, but you're not in it anymore in the same way, in the actual trenches. And as that professional field moves one more or less without you, you're left with an identity that has a wobbly limb that might fall off. Or something, gotta work on this metaphor. Anyway, thanks for the rumination on this subject.
I'd say it depends on your intention with both Wordpress and Substack. A lot of writers I like are on Substack, which motivated me to start mine but I still use my Wordpress site. I think of Substack as a "baby" of the site but there is defenitely a cost and time that I have to put in to maintain it.
That’s a really tough situation. Letting go and moving on can be hard, but sometimes it leads to exciting new opportunities. Just know that there are many of us out here who would gladly welcome you as part of our community if you’re feeling lost
I can't speak to the personal nature of this decision obviously, but it does seem to me on a conceptual level that "voting with your feet" is sometimes necessary to motivate the outcome you want. If enough people leave this group, the organizers will have to adapt.
Sometimes it's simply time to move on. Substack has replaced blogs, and the fact that the organizer can't see the benefits speaks volumes. Perhaps some of those teacher writers will follow you to Substack!
Your post makes me think about retiring, a transition I went through almost 2 years ago, also from teaching. It's such a limbo space, you're appreciated as an emerita, as a veteran, as a sage of the old battles, but you're not in it anymore in the same way, in the actual trenches. And as that professional field moves one more or less without you, you're left with an identity that has a wobbly limb that might fall off. Or something, gotta work on this metaphor. Anyway, thanks for the rumination on this subject.
I'd say it depends on your intention with both Wordpress and Substack. A lot of writers I like are on Substack, which motivated me to start mine but I still use my Wordpress site. I think of Substack as a "baby" of the site but there is defenitely a cost and time that I have to put in to maintain it.
Sounds like the organizers need to get with the times and include Substack.