It's interesting content, to be sure, but not something I would read often, unlike New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Telegraph, Time, all of which each cost much less (on special deals).
I also keep thinking about how to make it active learning. Hypothesis annotation of primary texts is a good start if that generates good exchanges and application of knowledge.
I still haven’t been able to get into Hypothes.is. And I quit my Readwise. Too expensive and it just dumps too much into my PKM. Do you have a good example how this would work? Would love to see a video on how to use a source like your interactive US History, with highlighting, to then write a post (rather than an academic essay, say). Show me how to write constructively about history. 😁🧐😎
Yeah, and people can annotate the narratives and Index Notes as well. Then they could use their Hypothesis page or a Readwise sweep of Hypothesis highlights to organize their reactions to the whole thing.
Tempting. But $10 month indefinitely is going to be a lot. Maybe a pricing model that maxes out in “ownership” (permanent access or lifetime?) at a certain amount?
Exactly. Pausing membership is a thing, and I use it regularly for all sorts of things. The key is always to notify someone before a membership renews. But I like a rent to own approach too.
Good point. In the past I might have said it would lead to some type of tangible asset like a print book. But now permanent access is probably a better endpoint. It had also occurred to me that people might subscribe and use if for a while and then let it lapse when they had seen all they wanted to see for a while. I tend to do that with Substack subscriptions, which is why I typically opt for the monthly plans, even though the annual is discounted. I'll ponder on that, thanks!
It's interesting content, to be sure, but not something I would read often, unlike New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Telegraph, Time, all of which each cost much less (on special deals).
I also keep thinking about how to make it active learning. Hypothesis annotation of primary texts is a good start if that generates good exchanges and application of knowledge.
I still haven’t been able to get into Hypothes.is. And I quit my Readwise. Too expensive and it just dumps too much into my PKM. Do you have a good example how this would work? Would love to see a video on how to use a source like your interactive US History, with highlighting, to then write a post (rather than an academic essay, say). Show me how to write constructively about history. 😁🧐😎
I'll work on that!
Yeah, and people can annotate the narratives and Index Notes as well. Then they could use their Hypothesis page or a Readwise sweep of Hypothesis highlights to organize their reactions to the whole thing.
Tempting. But $10 month indefinitely is going to be a lot. Maybe a pricing model that maxes out in “ownership” (permanent access or lifetime?) at a certain amount?
Exactly. Pausing membership is a thing, and I use it regularly for all sorts of things. The key is always to notify someone before a membership renews. But I like a rent to own approach too.
Good point. In the past I might have said it would lead to some type of tangible asset like a print book. But now permanent access is probably a better endpoint. It had also occurred to me that people might subscribe and use if for a while and then let it lapse when they had seen all they wanted to see for a while. I tend to do that with Substack subscriptions, which is why I typically opt for the monthly plans, even though the annual is discounted. I'll ponder on that, thanks!