I cannot support Substack as a model unless they make all publications free with optional and variable financial support. Right now $50 is the minimum and even writers who want to take less are not allowed to do so. I've been able to privately support writers with lesser amounts. Who can afford $50 a pop? The Wealthy. It's an elitist mod…
I cannot support Substack as a model unless they make all publications free with optional and variable financial support. Right now $50 is the minimum and even writers who want to take less are not allowed to do so. I've been able to privately support writers with lesser amounts. Who can afford $50 a pop? The Wealthy. It's an elitist model and as unegalitarian as it gets. We need a BBC model. I love Heather and she deserves her earnings but you can read her without paying if you wish. Others use a come-on taser model. Sucks!
So you want them to remove the ability for writers to earn money from their writing? That's the antithesis of what the platform is about. $50 is an annual sub and if you can't afford that you could just pay for a month (or a couple of months) to the amount you wish to pay the writer. Writers have chosen to offer paid subs because they want to make money- they can charge less by making the content free.
I cannot support Substack as a model unless they make all publications free with optional and variable financial support. Right now $50 is the minimum and even writers who want to take less are not allowed to do so. I've been able to privately support writers with lesser amounts. Who can afford $50 a pop? The Wealthy. It's an elitist model and as unegalitarian as it gets. We need a BBC model. I love Heather and she deserves her earnings but you can read her without paying if you wish. Others use a come-on taser model. Sucks!
So you want them to remove the ability for writers to earn money from their writing? That's the antithesis of what the platform is about. $50 is an annual sub and if you can't afford that you could just pay for a month (or a couple of months) to the amount you wish to pay the writer. Writers have chosen to offer paid subs because they want to make money- they can charge less by making the content free.
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The ideas that "everything should be free" comes up a lot on here. It's a digital writing version of crabs in a bucket. I don't get it.
I think they’re trying to create a premium bar and prevent a race to the bottom for pricing