You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
They said the government was by and for the people, and the media was free. They weren't. Deep state actors controlled them. Then, after the populist revolts of 2016, they turned the tools of regime change, including disinfo, censorship, and lawfare, against the American people.