To Substack or Not Substack?

 

     Commenter Dave C. (Yes, that Dave C.) left a comment for one of my more recent posts. But this one is potentially constructive advice.

     I don't know if Dave has a Substack newsletter but I know of some prominent progressive voices on the site. It's a subscription service (Hence the "Sub" in Substack) and it's a new type of blogging site that actually lets you monetize your content.

     Now, these days, I'm in a dark, dangerous place, especially today, I visited Barb in the hospital and, not only was I alarmed at her weight loss, the "social workers" presented her with legal paperwork they should've known she couldn't read nor understand. By the time I got back home, I'd already begun calling lawyers, including the Attorney General's Office to have them investigated and, hopefully, criminally prosecuted for medical malpractice and patient neglect. It is so fucking incredibly on.

     But this isn't about Mrs. JP.

     This is a trial balloon of sorts. I want to know from my readers if it would be economically feasible for me to move my content from Pottersville to Substack. Dave brought up a good point when he said blogspot is pretty much dead and played out, that's it's irrelevant and not a good platform from which to raise money. I've suspected as much over the last few years. It's not 2005, any more.

     And, while it obviously isn't tops on my list of concerns, getting my girl back home is, if these duplicitous cocksuckers, God forbid, put her in a nursing home, they'll take her Social Security check with her, leaving me with $1007 to pay $2500 in monthly expenses.

     Obviously, in that scenario, we've talking about imminent eviction. I'd lose this house and everything in it.

     So, an alternative source of income is needed, unless I prevail in civil court and successfully sue UMass Memorial Hospital for millions, which is absolutely an option.

     But, regarding Substack, would it be an economically viable move? As Youtubers say with wearisome frequency, "Let me know in the comment section below."