People are right to complain about paywalling, and if there was a way to use micro-payments to open the door, a lot of independent reporters would probably be for it. The Substack system however has advantages in being relatively censor-proof, while also giving people like me some stability — it’s much better to work for a stable of subscribers than a media corporation. 

 New article: “The Press is Also the Police” https://www.racket.news/p/the-press-is-now-also-the-police