I view paying for Vince's content like buying merch at a show. Would I rather not spend 50 bucks on a t-shirt? Yes. But I also want bands to keep making music and doing shows and the only way a lot of them can do that now is by selling merch. So I will gladly eat the beans.
"I like what you provide so much you should give it to me for free." Wtf? No brainer to support you. Thanks for the content man, I have gotten at least 7 bucks of giggles,. chuckles and snorts from you over the years. maybe even 14...
Re: David Murphy, it never hurts to be a little bit empathetic and realize that we're talking about real people as characters on a heavily-edited TV show. I'm glad you wrote this, because I'd wondered myself; even if he was ridiculous and you (me?) spent all of Ep 1 making fun of him, it doesn't cost anything to realize "hey, this shit is tough and it probably was a sucky, draining experience."
Re Paywall, my suspicion is that the Top Chef rankings bring readers who might be a little bit older, female, and more apolitical than the average Substack newsletter subscriber. For someone like me, who spends way too much time on culture war bullshit *and* has seen several generations of beloved sports, entertainment, and politics writers open up shop here after their former homes were torched, getting on board is seamless. But for people who aren't a part of that Millenial Internet cultural milieu, but found you or the Pack your Knives crew through Google searching their Top Chef fandom and are now being asked to pay for previously-free content on a new platform, it's a bit of a bigger ask and harder mental adjustment. Maybe I'm totally wrong, and I'm being a sexist stereotyping dick! But my guess is that's where a decent amount of the pushback on the TC subreddit comes from.
That Uproxx forced you and now Brian Grubb out means I'll never go to their site again--you were the only two reasons I was there in the first place. I was thrilled to find you here and happy to pay to keep reading--where else could I read my favorite rundowns of a show I haven't watched since the Voltaggio season?
David reminded me of Phillip Franklin Lee from California Top Chef but with a anti-foodie food waste vibe. But Did not seem that genuine. Or maybe I just hated the Hat. Vince I love the power rating followed you on UpR***.
I view paying for Vince's content like buying merch at a show. Would I rather not spend 50 bucks on a t-shirt? Yes. But I also want bands to keep making music and doing shows and the only way a lot of them can do that now is by selling merch. So I will gladly eat the beans.
"I like what you provide so much you should give it to me for free." Wtf? No brainer to support you. Thanks for the content man, I have gotten at least 7 bucks of giggles,. chuckles and snorts from you over the years. maybe even 14...
The plot thickens ... Tom tweeted earlier today that he "misspoke" and that David's second chance was the three-way cookoff in the episode.
Two thoughts:
Re: David Murphy, it never hurts to be a little bit empathetic and realize that we're talking about real people as characters on a heavily-edited TV show. I'm glad you wrote this, because I'd wondered myself; even if he was ridiculous and you (me?) spent all of Ep 1 making fun of him, it doesn't cost anything to realize "hey, this shit is tough and it probably was a sucky, draining experience."
Re Paywall, my suspicion is that the Top Chef rankings bring readers who might be a little bit older, female, and more apolitical than the average Substack newsletter subscriber. For someone like me, who spends way too much time on culture war bullshit *and* has seen several generations of beloved sports, entertainment, and politics writers open up shop here after their former homes were torched, getting on board is seamless. But for people who aren't a part of that Millenial Internet cultural milieu, but found you or the Pack your Knives crew through Google searching their Top Chef fandom and are now being asked to pay for previously-free content on a new platform, it's a bit of a bigger ask and harder mental adjustment. Maybe I'm totally wrong, and I'm being a sexist stereotyping dick! But my guess is that's where a decent amount of the pushback on the TC subreddit comes from.
Did no one else get Matt Lieb vibes from David Murphy?
That Uproxx forced you and now Brian Grubb out means I'll never go to their site again--you were the only two reasons I was there in the first place. I was thrilled to find you here and happy to pay to keep reading--where else could I read my favorite rundowns of a show I haven't watched since the Voltaggio season?
Vince, I would love to pay you for your work directly rather than bankroll Substack, would that be possible?
David reminded me of Phillip Franklin Lee from California Top Chef but with a anti-foodie food waste vibe. But Did not seem that genuine. Or maybe I just hated the Hat. Vince I love the power rating followed you on UpR***.
You can't see me but I'm saluting.
I overheard someone saying they don’t like Italian food in real life. That’s basically just edgelord shit.