My Birthday Bet
It’s true! 4/20 is my birthday—which I share with a certain Mary Jane. 😉
I’m going to be a bit shameless today and ask you to help me win a bet. I told Brad that since I’m turning 86, I could get at least 86 readers to upgrade to a paid subscription to The Big Picture, which is lately where I’ve been placing a great deal of my time and effort.
A paid subscription reflects your desire to support quality content on the internet, as well as your appreciation of our work for these past 10 years and going forward with our Substack publication. Currently only a small percentage of our subscribers are paid supporters, but I know that many of you have been meaning to join.
If you’re among them, why not do so today?
Since our launch, we’ve taken on some very important “big picture” topics, from the threat of Ron DeSantis to the risk that abortion restrictions hold for miscarriages, from the rise in depression in teen girls to the continuing genocide of Indigenous communities via the foster care system.
Our team works hard to bring you the stories and issues shaping our world.
Quality, ad free content is something people today are willing to pay a bit for. The cost is $6 / month—or around the price of a specialty coffee drink. It’s discounted if you sign up for a year.
As a bonus, our paid subscribers will have full access to our popular Wins of the Week that comes out each Sunday, as well as our guest pieces and our community features, including the comments where I will be active! I have really enjoyed interacting with many of our readers there.
And if you happen to be blessed with greater means, please consider becoming a Founding Member at the higher annual donation level. Your gift will underwrite 10 annual subscriptions for readers on fixed income or disability who would love to subscribe but cannot afford to do so.
I want to be very clear here, though. The primary content we will offer each week will be free of charge to everyone.
This project will be supported solely through voluntary contributions from readers.
Thank you for a great few weeks following the launch of The Big Picture. We are growing by leaps and bounds, but to stay healthy, we are counting on folks like you.
So help me win my bet with Brad!
He’s the more cynical one, but I believe in the goodness and generosity of the community we’ve created here.
We’ve already got a dozen new paid supporters. Thank you! Bradder, you’re going to regret betting against our fans!
Happy Birthday! I was a subscriber already so I gave a gift subscription to my sister.