Two years ago when I began writing on Substack it was possible to leave comments on the people I followed. I had people paying for my posts because they were good and they decided their money would come this way. That money helped buy groceries. Now, Substack has become THE place for everyone from Moore to Hedges to little people like me.
Here is the dilemma. I live above a garage at the near poverty level. Every month I end up with about five bucks to hold me over until my next Social Security payment. “Social Security was only intended to supplement one’s retirement.’’ Well some of us never were paid high salaries and/or helped other people (to the detriment of myself) and/or took big losses on scams like Bitcoin (See Tom Brady).
To sum up … I have important things to say. I’m a retired therapist, professor and dean of students. I’ve been blessed as a yuwipi man by the Lakota people. And I can’t leave comments on sites like Hedges and Moore because I’m not rich enough. People won’t pay to subscribe to me anymore because the bigger, richer, more famous guys take the money. My sources of income continue to dry up.
Sounds silly to some of you, but to about 70% of us I think you understand what I’m saying.
Those with power and money always ask for more power and more money. I’m whining here I guess, but everywhere I turn those of us with little power and little money keep getting pushed aside.
Thanks for reading.
Thank you Ginge
Also in the Social Security doldrums, and an admirer of Hedges and others. Chris's work occupies substantial space on my shelves, but I miss engagement with his paid subscribers. Restacking as a means of comment doesn't fill in for that.