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Substack promotes its platform as a community where users can find and connect with people they know. The company highlights that millions of smart readers are already on Substack, making it easy to discover what fellow readers are reading and sharing. Substack invites users to find their friends and start exploring.

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People you know are on Substack

Substack is already home to millions of the world's smartest readers, including many people you already know. It's easy to find fellow Substack readers and see what they are reading and sharing in the Substack app.

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