“We have to stand for sanity.” An interview with Chris Best, founder of Substack

As far as paying subscriptions to newsletters and blogs I do think it’s a good model — because so many sites aren’t toxic with ads.<p>I wish there was a movement for people to declare a yearly amount they would donate to ad-free sites to promote an ad-free internet.<p>I cancel subscriptions when, after paying, the ads don’t stop

Who wants to be a serf for the ad company? You can either serve the people who are your audience or you can serve google&#x2F;facebook.