This weekend, a friend pointed out someone who said they’d like to read my posts, but didn’t want to pay.
And my first reaction was sympathy.
I’ve already told folks that if they can’t comfortably subscribe, and would like to read, I’d be happy to offer free subscriptions. I don’t want anyone to extend themselves on my account.
Importantly, I’ve learned Substack has this feature, where referrals earn subscriptions. And I’m encouraging that too.
But first, before continuing, I’d like to tell you how I spent my weekend, if you have a moment.
Yesterday, I had a migraine but domestic chores called. I worked on those, amongst other things, here and there.
And as duties subsided, I started work on my latest piece last night: For the Children, ostensibly a piece about military style boot camps, but the wider question of crime and how I think National’s policies are going to aggravate the problem, and not improve it. As usual, and disappointingly, big multinational corporates are the ones to stand…