The cost of staying

A platform built on openness now faces a test of its own boundaries. As investigations reveal how extremist publications are monetized and amplified, creators are left to weigh something few independent publishers ever planned for: the reputational cost of the infrastructure beneath them. This is a story about speech, responsibility, and the fragile scaffolding that holds digital communities together. It unfolds as both warning and reckoning, asking what happens when neutrality becomes an active choice. 🪐This episode is an audio reading of the Planet Nude article “An open letter to Substack.”More at www.planetnude.co This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.planetnude.co/subscribe