You’re Not “Supporting Creators.” You’re Paying For What You Use.

The narrative around paying for content.

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There are a lot of things I don’t understand about the internet, and while most of them have to do with Reddit, I’m also confused about the way we think about consuming content. Somehow, we built an internet where paying for the content you love wears the same mental outfit as doing someone a favor. We’ve even…