The Power We Use and The Power We Give

Philip Bump, previously a national correspondent at The Washington Post, on the question of whether you can positively influence, say, X's direction by staying on it, as some are arguing.

Since I left The Washington Post, this question has guided my discussions with people interested in my writing for them. I’ve had numerous offers to write that I have (hopefully respectfully) declined. I’ve done so largely because I am trying to be conscientious about the prior question, to work with and for institutions that are directing their accrued power responsibly.

He goes on to say that this is why he doesn't use Substack, and I wish more people would follow his example.