Working for the platform every night and day

Yes, it is terrible what we do, but

"It's my work" he'd say, "and I do it for pay
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way"

Hurricane - Bob Dylan

I don’t know many writers who use platforms like this (Substack, Medium or Patreon) who enjoy the business side of being here. It can be hard to ask people to pay for your work, even obliquely via a “subscribe” button, and even if everybody…