Actually, they are trying to do the exact opposite — which is to eliminate the middlemen and make paying creators more frictionless. Yes, if you opt-in to the

Actually, they are trying to do the exact opposite — which is to eliminate the middlemen and make paying creators more frictionless. Yes, if you opt-in to the system, they will take a cut, which is entirely reasonable if the model ends up being better for users and creators. Time will tell if that's the case, but it's an interesting experiment.