We’ve gotten accustomed to getting something without having to pay money for it. Changing that norm will take time and require us to explain what’s happening exactly like this so we can go, “Oh. Right.”

Let’s talk about how creative labor is undervalued in our culture and how that shows up even here on Substack.

I often get complaints when I share other writers work here that, “I’m interested in this topic but I can’t read the post you shared because it’s paywalled.”

It’s not true that someone “can’t” read a paywalled post.

It would be …

May 13
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