Do you like to read? If you listed your top 20 books, by whatever criteria you choose, were any of them popular? Would you feel good if under your system, the

Do you like to read? If you listed your top 20 books, by whatever criteria you choose, were any of them popular? Would you feel good if under your system, the donations or other alternate payments ended up in the author’s rewards being cut? What if they were cut in half? Or even became negligible, because I don’t see any guarantees prescribed. This is not just about Taylor Swift (no offense if you are a fan). We’re talking about works that can change lives, inspire people to do great things, even change the course of history. The system has been abused and distorted. However I don’t see how that can make us sure the best solution is to throw the baby out with the bath water.