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Further, sending comments down the alleys, that you don't like has become ridiculous. Then, you leave scammers comments in the main body that run for feet and distract. You are not responsible. You are editors afraid of new ideas.

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I don’t quite understand this comment, Vicki, but I had never meant to start a thread criticizing the editors. I think they’re great and we’re lucky to have them. It’s just the subscription model which I’m apparently not alone in feeling is too expensive.

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Genevieve, I agree with you.

The Substack model was devised as a way for writers to earn a living through their writing, which was often impossible. I understand that, and I honor the writers' talents and right to make living incomes.

For retirees who also live on limited incomes, however, subscription fees add up fast. Even Reuters charges a monthly subscription now! And it seems to me that retirees comprise 40% of many newsletters' subscribers.

I'm not offering a solution, just agreeing that the situation deserves some attention. ~

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Being new to substack, I don't know what you're talking about.

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You will read, watch and learn. As I opened to this response, these comments were 'down a blind alley', though at the beginning of the page. If editors don't like your comment, they HIDE it. But, as you read substacks, you will find trolls taking up oodles of prime page with stupid crap.

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Sorry! You'll catch on quickly, I'm sure, Eddie1A.

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I want thank the academy.

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My phone is messed up sorry for any spelling issues

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