I think like many things it comes down to some amount of nuance which is always so easy to express online π Platforms like Patreon seem to employ a mix of approaches, including paywalls and v4v. A big difference is that on Patreon itβs all controlled by them and the middleman payment services. I still contend that paywalls specifically donβt work for digital content, though, because if itβs good content then itβs going to be pirated and shared. And if itβs crappy content then it doesnβt need to be paywalled anyway. Lol