Why cutting off opposite opinion is the unkindest cut of all . A rant on how ‘paid only’, ‘blue ticks’ and ‘friends and family only’ culture is eroding free speech
Very interesting dissection of the cowardice and self cosseting of many deploying pomposity and confirmation bias; surrounding themselves with sycophants and thus remaining on the fringe of genuine public discourse. I’d never thought much about it. Thanks.
'When you speak your mind with good intention and a willingness to engage respectfully, any haters or shit stirrers will be EXPOSED not buoyed by that environment.'
Well said, Julie. When it comes to placing our content behind a paywall, I'd say that it's only fair if we provide a fair amount of free articles to readers in general.
Cause similar to what you mentioned, placing all (or almost all) of our articles behind a paywall is counterproductive in terms of its very limited reach and hence, lack of sufficient discourse on those topics.
Love it, so true! It is absurd how people turn societal doom discussions into onlyfans... great points. One really has to decide if they are a politician or not. If you're a politician, then you are forced to pander to various degrees. If you're not, you should be blazing your own trail and not be afraid to get confronted with differing viewpoints
Seriously this is me and my daughters with kids. I'm not allowed to guide my kids on their parenting, which is like watching a train wreck sometimes. You gave me something to think about though!
I absolutely see where you’re coming from but I don’t share your fire. I don’t think the internet (as in, the collective who voluntarily generate “content”) owes us anything. If someone is putting something out there, it’s okay for them to say “my house, my rules”. They make their bed and they lie in it - with whatever paying or non-paying bedfellows that leaves them with.
You, Julie, set a very high bar when it comes to free speech credentials. You pass the purity test. But not everyone is operating at that level. Until they do, I’d still rather they say something than nothing - even if it mildly frustrates me when I can’t access their comment section.
Anyway, I appreciate your anger, because it’s never not funny.
I couldn't agree more with the political posts. I started reading one this morning only to be blocked by a paywall. So freaking annoying! I also went to comment on someone's post and got blocked with that. I have more sympathy with the latter as it wasn't a political or social post but never the less......!
I agree with you 100% Julie if you are writing about important spiritual truths and world truths then you should consider a way to post it free for every reader. One writer I follow to is not on Substack and you can only follow him through his website charges $16 a month to read his world view and what he believes is important truth and information.
He’s paid subscribers can view his work one week earlier than he’s on paid subscribers. As a paid subscriber you can also join the discussions and his social community. I think it’s a good deal because he has found a way to have paid and unpaid subscriptions. He also produces a weekly podcast which is free to every user the second week.
Thank you for playing this issue to everyone’s attention!
Ha - and so a mid week rant was born. Might get roasted on here seeing as Substack is a place for money making. 😂😂
Just to be clear I am talking about posts about political and social commentary issues. I disagree putting those kind of posts behind paywalls.
Fuck it anyway. Bring it on.
For the benefit of non Brits/young
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Corkhill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beasley_Street
Just stuck it on Facebook too.
PUBLIC of course!
It’s a bit long for it really, but fuck it.
Just brilliant. I loved reading this and totally agree. Own what you believe.
Hiding the discussion (especially only the discussion) behind a pay wall is a strange choice of methods for creating an echo chamber.
Very interesting dissection of the cowardice and self cosseting of many deploying pomposity and confirmation bias; surrounding themselves with sycophants and thus remaining on the fringe of genuine public discourse. I’d never thought much about it. Thanks.
'When you speak your mind with good intention and a willingness to engage respectfully, any haters or shit stirrers will be EXPOSED not buoyed by that environment.'
Well said, Julie. When it comes to placing our content behind a paywall, I'd say that it's only fair if we provide a fair amount of free articles to readers in general.
Cause similar to what you mentioned, placing all (or almost all) of our articles behind a paywall is counterproductive in terms of its very limited reach and hence, lack of sufficient discourse on those topics.
You go, girl!
Well said !
Love it, so true! It is absurd how people turn societal doom discussions into onlyfans... great points. One really has to decide if they are a politician or not. If you're a politician, then you are forced to pander to various degrees. If you're not, you should be blazing your own trail and not be afraid to get confronted with differing viewpoints
Seriously this is me and my daughters with kids. I'm not allowed to guide my kids on their parenting, which is like watching a train wreck sometimes. You gave me something to think about though!
I absolutely see where you’re coming from but I don’t share your fire. I don’t think the internet (as in, the collective who voluntarily generate “content”) owes us anything. If someone is putting something out there, it’s okay for them to say “my house, my rules”. They make their bed and they lie in it - with whatever paying or non-paying bedfellows that leaves them with.
You, Julie, set a very high bar when it comes to free speech credentials. You pass the purity test. But not everyone is operating at that level. Until they do, I’d still rather they say something than nothing - even if it mildly frustrates me when I can’t access their comment section.
Anyway, I appreciate your anger, because it’s never not funny.
…and breath. 🤣🤣🤣
I couldn't agree more with the political posts. I started reading one this morning only to be blocked by a paywall. So freaking annoying! I also went to comment on someone's post and got blocked with that. I have more sympathy with the latter as it wasn't a political or social post but never the less......!
100% Agree. Well said.
I have changed the image on this because I realised I had used the other one in the past and I like this one better anyway.
I agree with you 100% Julie if you are writing about important spiritual truths and world truths then you should consider a way to post it free for every reader. One writer I follow to is not on Substack and you can only follow him through his website charges $16 a month to read his world view and what he believes is important truth and information.
He’s paid subscribers can view his work one week earlier than he’s on paid subscribers. As a paid subscriber you can also join the discussions and his social community. I think it’s a good deal because he has found a way to have paid and unpaid subscriptions. He also produces a weekly podcast which is free to every user the second week.
Thank you for playing this issue to everyone’s attention!