No one sees a difference between getting paid and earning money. Holly Lyn Walrath, the author of this article, does not see the difference, the commentators, so far, do not see the difference either. If Ev Williams saw the difference, he would not need to cut funding for editors. The editor’s job should be to scout for good articles and recommend them to me as a reader. By understanding that, one can figure out an algorithm to pay editors from membership fees, not from Ev’s wallet.

By the way, as a matter of principle no one deserves to get paid.