Just my two cents...

Daemon April 26, 2021 3:57 pm

(And first off, just to be clear, for my part, I actually do support my favorite mangas / manhwas. Either way, mangago is my favorite site for the comments, though. Also, ironically, I probably wouldn't be reading and supporting this story if I hadn't seen a recommendation on this site - so things are sometimes slightly more complex than they may seem at first glance.)
I'm afraid there are far worse issues than the readers reading on sites like this one because they genuinely don't have the option to do so from the official sources, though.
In my opinion, what we also need is raised awareness about what the official platforms themselves are doing to the authors. Like the fact that for instance Lezh. actually takes 70% (!!!) of the author's money from paying readers who support them, or the fact that they charge their authors with horrendous fines (we're talking potentially thousands of usd here) for missing deadlines. Of course this is going to make it a lot harder for the authors to support themselves, and also contribute to toxic stress and constant pressure regarding the deadlines. Personally, I was absolutely appalled when I found out about this, because as a reader, it is far more important to me that a story I like maintains its quality and the author their health long-term, rather than whether some chapter comes out a few days sooner or later. And I hardly see anyone talking about this stuff at all.

Responses
    Daemon April 26, 2021 3:44 pm

    Remember that, whether or not someone who genuinely doesn't have the option to read on the official platform for financial or regional reasons stops reading (because that's factually all they can do - if purchasing is not an option), WON'T objectively speaking make a difference for the author's situation at all.
    What's far more important is that:
    1) Any people who *do* have the option do their best to support the author at least as much as they can (e.g. if you can at least access Lezh., you can claim free coins etc.),
    2)(and I believe this is VERY important in cases like the one that has been discussed here) Bullying the author - whether you're an inofficial or *even* official reader, should be an absolute no-no! (And I don't mean constructive criticism by this. This issue is mainly about people being trolls.)
    AND 3) For those who genuinely care about the health and situation of the authors - in my opinion, what really needs to be done most is to also raise more awareness on how the *platforms* are exploiting the authors, and let them know that - as their customers - we find this unacceptable and demand change for the better. But this would take an actual big amount of people. If, for instance, everyone started writing to / about them regarding this on social media, maybe they might actually be more pressured to improve the conditions for the authors.

    Now, regarding this particular case - what I'd be really interested to know is whether there is any way to support YD *directly*, OUTSIDE of Lezh.

    Daemon April 26, 2021 3:58 pm

    Remember that, whether or not someone who genuinely doesn't have the option to read on the official platform for financial or regional reasons stops reading (because that's factually all they can do - if purchasing is not an option), WON'T objectively speaking make a difference for the author's situation at all.
    What's far more important is that:
    1) Any people who *do* have the option do their best to support the author at least as much as they can (e.g. if you can at least access Lezh., you can claim free coins etc.),
    2) (and I believe this is VERY important in cases like the one that has been discussed here) Bullying the author - whether you're an inofficial or *even* official reader, should be an absolute no-no! (And I don't mean constructive criticism by this. This issue is mainly about people being trolls.)
    AND 3) For those who genuinely care about the health and situation of the authors - in my opinion, what really needs to be done most is to also raise more awareness on how the *platforms* are exploiting the authors, and let them know that - as their customers - we find this unacceptable and demand change for the better. But this would take an actual big amount of people. If, for instance, everyone started writing to / about them regarding this on social media, maybe they might actually be more pressured to improve the conditions for the authors.

    Now, regarding this particular case - what I'd be really interested to know is whether there is any way to support YD *directly*, OUTSIDE of Lezh.

    Daemon April 26, 2021 4:02 pm
    Remember that, whether or not someone who genuinely doesn't have the option to read on the official platform for financial or regional reasons stops reading (because that's factually all they can do - if purcha... Daemon

    Sorry about the double post! It wouldn't appear at all at first, and now it's suddenly there twice and can't be deleted ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

    Fikel April 26, 2021 8:24 pm

    Thank you , you’re the only one that have said all of that ╥﹏╥