I already have a Substack account (@spudart). Today I set up a new Substack account, “thisismyworkaccount”. Why?
A Substack newsletter unexpected arrived in my work inbox. It was actually pretty good, and I wanted to comment on it. So I had to sign in. But I didn’t have an account.
Apparently, you can subscribe to Substack newsletters without actually having a Substack account? That’s bizarre, but I guess it makes sense. It removes the friction of signing up, making it easier for people to subscribe. At some point, I must have signed up for this newsletter and just forgot about it.
I had to make a new account to:
A) See if my work email address is unknowingly signed up for other newsletters.
B) Comment on this particular newsletter.
I didn’t really want to manage yet another Substack account, so I gave it a silly name: “thisismyworkaccount.” It was available—so now it’s mine. Even my bio captures the moment of me having to make the account.
Turns out, my work email is subscribed to only one newsletter. It’s tempting to unsubscribe and delete the account—I don’t like extra stuff cluttering my work inbox. But for now, whatever. I’ll let it sit there.
Please don’t follow me on this work account. If you want to follow me, please do so with my @spudart account.