Stripe Machinations

Brief note to my readers who tried to become paid subscribers recently

Dear Readers,

I sent out an email from my protonmail account to a group of you today. I am posting this so that those of you who received my email know that it is legitimate. You tried to become a paid subscriber and your valid transaction was denied by Stripe (or this could have been your bank, or both acting to prevent Substack growth). As several a…