whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
if you figure it out, @ me
Feb 4, 2026 20:09"that's just a newspaper"
"that's just a magazine"
"just form a co-op, it's easy"
no, it's not, and you're driving me nuts.
the idea is to pay one fee to have access to separate publications. if it were easy, we would've done it already.
"this exists"
no it doesn't
"it won't work"
bye
"here's why that's a bad idea"
also bye
i've run my own thing for almost four years and there's a lot i don't know but i've learned some shit. i think a bundle subscription would be a net positive for independent journalism.
Please, please bring me with you on the ground floor.
(I actually think one of us who is already doing it would be the best person to put together some sort of coalition/modular/cabletvlike newspaper replacement scheme but we're all working flat out on our things and don't have the time.)
we need a whole separate person to figure it out for us and that person needs to be paid
