> No, unlike with Substack, you don't get access to articles through Buttondown, the payment is just a donation. Because that is how he set it up because that

> No, unlike with Substack, you don't get access to articles through Buttondown, the payment is just a donation. Because that is how he set it up because that is how he explicitly wants it. If he wanted to charge for access, he could, on his current platform. So, yes. https://buttondown.email/comparisons/substack https://buttondown.email/comparisons/substack > So what? Yes, this is a wash, and I didn't say it was worse than before You said it “may get worse” but what you described was a wash. Maybe avoid the repeated insults.