nostr:npub1nw9knargnaudqq5mfg82w7yupxkdcc9plg0fcna2t45aj90358us2kq3t4 No, but they generate income for many, including journos.  Directly or indirectly.  A platform that is ad-free and not commerce-friendly leaves many with indirect means.

For example, get people to look at your Substack, and then hopefully get them to subscribe.

Quite onerous. And the fewer users makes it harder.