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Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar

I am anti-authoritarian and left-wing philosophically. I was also naif and hoped that social media would be a boon to global communication. Most platforms, including YT, seem to be aimed at making money for themselves and their advertisers. I still visit YT to watch shows and documentaries though probably I should use authorised world-access connections.

I both sympathise and empathise with your YT problems. However, I am not in the game of earning money. I use Substack because I don't want my stories to die with me. I hope that some people may like them but I have no interest in getting payment from readers.

Clint, I love you and other creators on Substack. I wish you strength, courage, happiness and success - including financial security.

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Clint Collide's avatar

My dear, Ray…I’m so glad our paths have crossed. You’re truly one of my favorite “stranger on the internet.” Though I hope we can at least virtually meet face to face one day soon. If you’re open to it. Your pov and support means the world to me. I consider myself a lucky man to have such good people as yourself cheering me on. Thank you.

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Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar

I think compatible timing may be the main challenge for a video chat, though you seem to have a very wide waking window - like so many of my artist friends who kept vampiric hours, working in the dark and sleeping during the day. At the moment I live 7 hours ahead of GMT.

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