Stephen Bounds
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Dear Medium and Ev, this is so close to what I want.

But don’t force content behind a paywall, please. Just let me subscribe and allocate my fee to any content, free or paid, that I clap for.

Many writers I respect would feel that putting their work behind a paywall defeats the purpose of getting their message out to as many people as possible.

But why should they miss out on revenue if I want to give it to them?

Make the payment system opt-in, let the market decide whether open or subscriber-only content is the way to go.

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Stephen Bounds

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Always interested, always learning. Executive, Information Management at Cordelta.

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