Anil DashThe lesson isn’t just that you have to get off of Twitter; the lesson is you also have to get off of Substack.
Laurie Voss@anildash Obviously I think Mastodon is a sufficient replacement for Twitter, do you have a favorite alternative for people whose livelihood is paid self-publishing on Substack?
David Emmett@seldo @anildash Patreon is an option. Safest option is your own website with a paywall. Only external dependency is a payment processor, and there are usually plugins for that. I use #Drupal and the Commerce License module for my website (which is my main source of income). I suspect Wordpress has a similar system
Delicious Terrine@motomatters @seldo @anildash most writers don't have the bandwidth to DIY. Just maintaining the website, even if you have the knowledge, would take up way too much of their time
@Langoustine @seldo @anildash understood. Just pointing out that it's an option. But you need either the technical ability to maintain a site or the cash to pay someone else.