Really Daring Fireball

I am a card carrying, t-shirt wearing member of Daring Fireball this year. But had I known John Gruber had a full time gig at the time, I would not have paid for a subscription. I thought I was helping support a writer. Instead I was, what exactly was I doing? Sending money to a writer with stock options and a finger in the air testing the winds? Seems silly. I've always enjoyed and admired John Gruber's writing, so I don't regret subscribing, but I did resolve that this year, once my membership expired, I would not renew.

Looking through the Daring Fireball archives, it reminded me of how this happened:

1. Oct 3, 2005: Membership Renewal.
2. Oct 5, 2005: Introducting Joyent.

I subscribed somewhere between the two. And ok, I admit it, I'm hardly being fair. If I enjoy an essay I should be willing to pay for it in some fashion reguardless of circumstance. Unfortunately, that's not how I choose to spend my money. And I'm not alone, the "Introducing Joyent" article was written apparently in response to a number of people asking if he was writing full time. I can only imagine there are plenty of people, who like myself, do factor in circumstance.

But it ends well, now that he's daringly committed to his writing, I'm once again happy to renew in October. And if Daring Fireball has a substantial increase in articles, even better. I can only imagine that this year's subscriptions will far exceed previous years.