This runs mainly on people who want more of it to exist, not on whoever's buying influence that week. If we ever bring on a sponsor or partner, it'll be disclosed plainly, never dressed up as an article. Until then, this is the most direct lever there is.
ONE-TIME
Buy the next argument a coffee.
A single tip, no strings, no recurring charge. Useful if one piece was worth something to you and you want to say so.
COMING SOON MONTHLY
Become a founding supporter.
Recurring support, cancel anytime. Founding supporters get a monthly extra dispatch — the argument that didn't make the main site — and their name (or "Anonymous, correctly") in the annual thank-you post.
COMING SOON Do I have to pay to read anything?
No. Every article on this site is free, always. Support gets you extras — it doesn't unlock anything currently locked.
Where does the money go?
Hosting, the newsletter tool, and time. There's no team to pay yet, no investor to satisfy. It's about as direct as funding gets.
Why not just run ads?
Programmatic ad networks don't disclose who's buying the slot or why, and that's the part we're not interested in. Reader-funded is slower money, but it comes with no strings you can't see. A disclosed sponsor is a different conversation — this isn't.
