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Sorry for the hassle, but I think once you are aboard you will come to agree with me that the Substack is far superior to what we have now in terms of technology to support growth. A lot of people are already getting other newsletters on Substack so for them it may be a matter of just adding a subscription to an existing list. For some people it may require setting up a new account with Substack.