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One argument for newsletters is that it allows senders to track metrics about who reads their work, how much they read, etc. In Nintil for example while I have some Google Analytics metrics, I have zero information if you read it via RSS and not open the page

"It is a fact of life that marketplaces have to commoditize the workers and inventory to a certain extent in order to function as a marketplace, to make it easier for consumers to search, reduce cost of search. Everybody on substack is commoditized." - Li jin observes

By allowing gig companies to classify their workers as independent contractors who earn less than the minimum wage, there are negative externalities to all taxpayers—who foot the bill for government assistance programs like Medicaid. As taxpayers, we are in effect subsidizing the profitability of gig companies that have large independent contractor... See more

1) No -- Web3 is best understood as a sort of ‘economic’ extension of Web 2.0,

YouTube’s 30% cut of all subscription revenue is much higher than Patreon’s 5 - 12%, and every creator is locked into the same pricing, whereas Patreon allows for multiple tiers. But YouTube’s paywall is built into its ecosystem, meaning it’s much easier to expose a YouTuber’s fans to paywalled content, and creators don’t need to drive their potent... See more

If you want to know why writing is so hard for people, ask them: “When was the last time you focused on one thing for more than an hour, without any distractions?” A lack of focus is as limiting as a lack of skill.