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What are the odds? Yes, I now have potential subscriber call me who wanted to get my highest cost subscription, $150 which she attempted to pay for multiple times but got rejected. She contacted her bank to see what was wrong with her card to find that they showed repeated attempts to purchase subscription but it was being rejected by Substack or Stripe, not a problem due to her account. She wanted to get access and more, support my work but there seems to be a glitch now with my subscriptions. What a dynamic system that responds to my criticism with problems that exemplify the reasons for my deep concerns in the management and intentions of the platform in the long run. While the auspices of a freedom based platform with some assurances of no censorship I see it does lean away from promoting those of us with writings that they do not seem to like, just like Facebook, Youtube, or any other platform that throttles exposure or creates problems that will drive us away; the voices asking for results, not marketing hype to get 30x values for a declining platform. How many platforms bite the dust and disappear due to mismanagement or neglecting to service the people who support them because of the glamour of their success in words before the results are perfected, constantly improved, or like Go Pro, gone for all intents and purposes. Who is paying your bills? Us, writers, creators, with paid subs, that is the idea isn't it? So when wii have made huge efforts to contribute and build our brand on your platform, not only are these issues I bring up ignored by your teams of support, no new pinned hopes for seeing more or hearing more, for knowing you are addressing these points or blowing them off gives us insight into the irrelevance of our opinions or concerns versus getting people to give more money without promises for change but the hope of exposure without knowing this platform is failing to do just that... get more exposure for the writers, cartoonists, videographers, photographers, musicians, and more that are working to make this platform great. What are you all doing? Striking back at me? Wrong path I suggest because as you might check and see, I write alot, and if I leave, you will have caused it for no more reason than attacking and failing to address concerns many others besides myself share, the many "I"s with eyes that see you are not playing fair with your family. Wii, not just Mii, must be given some voice and results or you are a memory in a history of failed platforms. Do you not see?

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