Great post Naomi. Really valuable stuff. It’s still true in Russia btw (or was until a few years ago). Watching a play in Russia is very different than it is here. Audiences are really there for it and have a much higher appetite for risk. I think there’s a unique opportunity with something like Substack to lengthen attention spans, for people to engage with material in a different way - but it’s really swimming upstream against the culture.
Excellent post, such a fascinating and rich topic. One of the strongest pieces I've read by you.
Great post Naomi. Really valuable stuff. It’s still true in Russia btw (or was until a few years ago). Watching a play in Russia is very different than it is here. Audiences are really there for it and have a much higher appetite for risk. I think there’s a unique opportunity with something like Substack to lengthen attention spans, for people to engage with material in a different way - but it’s really swimming upstream against the culture.