I’ve taken the plunge and added payments to this website. I’m not going to paywall anything, but if anyone feels like stuffing a few crinkled bills in the tip jar, well, now you can.
This is it. The wave of the future. Web 3.0. The glorious era we were promised. Digital nomadism. The gig economy. E-grifting. Turning oneself into a “brand.” Just breathe in that air of freedom. Isn’t it wonderful?1
- Alexander
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All kidding aside, thank you for your continued support and readership. Every view, every like, every comment, every subscriber; it means a lot.
I hear you so hard. I took a break from posting and using Notes because of my financial situation. I do not have enough paid subscribers to justify a continuation of using Substack until my personal situation improves.
I loathe the fact that, to really make people pay up, it appears that you have to paywall something.
I have nothing I want to paywall at this point, but if I wanted to make a living from my writing, I' d have to.
It is worth wondering why writers in magazines expected to get paid, but we don't.