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Ralph Pike's avatar

As you know, I greatly value your posts and your insights.

Regards a paying subscription I made a decision a long time ago to a) not offer a paid option myself, and b) not to pay for any others.

There are a number of reasons, foremost of which is where does one draw the line? There are many contributors I would like to support but I simply cannot afford to.

It would be better is SS offered a general subscribers fee which would be then disseminated amongst those one subscribed to. It would be less of an individual contribution but it would (I believe) attract a lot more paid subscribers. Naturally, this money would not be disseminated to the likes of Malone who I would never subscribe to. Just my own personal list.

It shouldn't be difficult, given the mastery these guys have over algorithms!

Another main reason is the simple one of accountability. When do you start to write/react in order to keep your subscribers happy rather than because you 100% believe in what you are writing?

I've had people unsubscribe from my meagre stack because I have vehemently disagreed with them on an issue. I don't care.

But would I care if I was making $1M a month out of it?

This is the "dilemma" I believe a lot of the alt.media are in. The best current example being the whitewash convid enquiries and the blanket dismissal of them by the alt.media.

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Lesilie Martel's avatar

That's what they want Renee, complete control.

Leslie

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