Defector is great (I subscribe! Everyone reading this should too!) but I think in some ways they’re emblematic of The Problem: since they’re not run at a loss by fascist billionaires, they have to have a paywall in order to pay their writers. Which means their reach is a fraction of, say, Barstool.
To be clear: I don’t think Defector can or should change their business model. This isn’t their problem to solve and they are not obliged to commit useless economic suicide on our behalf. They’re just never gonna be the thing @mtsw.bsky.social is mooting here. Which is a bummer.
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