Just a quick note here on subscriptions to read stuff on the ‘net. Oh, and yes, the title – it's TWO CLICHES that are REAL.

I am a news and politics junky. I like doom scrolling through Substack. There are a host of writers I love.

But nearly all of them now have a subscription feature.

And I get it.

As a writer, I want to be paid for my work, too. So I completely understand.

But what perturbs me is the incessant reminders that I am not a paying subscriber. And Substack's subscription fees are murderous.

For example, if I paid for the 5 or 6 writers I really like, we're talking–at the very least–$40 per month. That's on top of all the other subscriptions I might have (like to WaPo and WSJ).

It adds up. FAST.

Can the publishing community come together to figure out how to “roll up” all these subs into one or two pieces at a “volume discount?”

I'd gladly pay $10 per month and get “all I can eat” on Substack. But not $40.

There's got to be a better way. Tell me your ideas in the Comments.