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While a lot of this is true and good, if your business is paying writers then who you choose to pay and who you choose not to pay to start up writing on your platform is absolutely an editorial decision. blog.substack.com/p/why-we-pay-writersOn twitter.com
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By choosing to pay these people, shackling yourselves to their subscribers to regain spent revenue, and then choosing not to enforce moderation against them, you are absolutely making an editorial decision.Permalink On twitter.com
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Also, by picking people who have made themselves jesters where the only joke is "haha let me rub the lefts nose in my personal success" you put yourself in a position where this exact conversation was inevitable.Permalink On twitter.com
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Either you realized this and were prepared to run defense for them... which is very troubling... Or you're really unaware of their context and issues and you have no grounds on which to say they're not in need of moderation.Permalink On twitter.com
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And the fact that the Pro writers are secret instead of proudly listed sure makes me lean towards the first option. Glad to read fka_tabs in the comments.Permalink On twitter.com
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It really sucks that the other major newsletter subscriber platform is now owned by the company that lets these same people hold court on Twitter.Permalink On twitter.com
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Ok... leaning a lot more towards the first option now.Permalink On twitter.com
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