I’m keeping my site open to anyone who wants to read it and I will allow you to read these articles - until such time I deem certain articles to be paywalled - for free.
You also have my permission to disseminate my articles in any manner you see fit, be they for sharing on social media, wrapping fish or lining the bird cage.
However…
If you want to comment or talk to me directly you have to pay me. Only paying subscribers to my ‘Stack get this privilege and for good reason: while most of you are truly fans of my site and my articles (thank you very much) there are but some of you who require scoring Woke Points off me by telling me off any and every chance you get.
If only I could be assed to bother putting up with you I require recompense because babysitting, like any other gainful employment, requires labor that must be paid for.