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You put a lot of work in compiling this. I think you don't have to be a celeb to write here. There's also a growing middle class plus side hustlers who want to earn some extra cash and of course be seen and heard. On Medium we know the pyramid scheme. Would be great to learn more about Substack's Pyramide and what the average Substacker earns etc.

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I totally agree, Albert. It's the same for authors in the UK. There is a handful pulling in the big bucks, and the majority of the rest having to take on several jobs other than writing because it pays so little

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Interesting. I subscribed to the WSJ until recently and couldn’t read those guys without gagging. Their news pages are of high quality. Their opinion pages were crazy-town.

I love print — devoted most of my life to it — but I know it’s dead. This month I made almost as much on Medium (had a good month) Substack (small amount) and freelance (and tips) as I made running a daily newspaper a few years ago.

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