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I replaced Substack's algorithm with a chronological feed of new posts

I replaced Substack's algorithm with a chronological feed of new posts

by meander_water·Mar 24, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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Chronological Substack feed with 130k pubs, no algorithmic slop.

Strengths
  • •Curated list of 130k publications checked daily for new posts.
  • •Removes voting and likes to prioritize raw text content.
  • •Homepage refreshes every 15 minutes for near-real-time post updates.
Weaknesses
  • •Relies on public RSS feeds, so paywalled content is excluded.
  • •No personalization means high-volume publishers might still dominate.
Category
Social
Target Audience

Substack readers tired of algorithmic feeds

Similar To

Feedly · Inoreader · Substack

Post Description

The Substack algorithm is completely broken, and pretty hostile to readers.

If you create a new account, you'll be drowned in low value slop Notes. There is genuine, unique human writing in there (reminiscent of the early internet), but it's drowned out by AI publication mills and people with huge followings.

I built this so I can strip out all recommendations, and go back to the basic chronological feed. I maintain a list of about 130k publications and I check them at least once a day. Homepage refreshes every 15mins and there is no voting/like buttons etc.

It's not perfect, but keen to hear what people think!

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