# @thumbsup.eth: Mirror collects earned me $5-150/article, now shitcoins earn $0

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/thumbsup.eth/0x5af81d28

## Summary

The author, posting under @thumbsup.eth, says that writing on Mirror with collect enabled once earned $5 to $150 per article, but that writing now earns nothing. Earlier articles were usually capped at 420 editions on Optimism or Base, priced at about 0.0042 ETH, which was then roughly $5 to $15, and typically one to five readers collected each one, sometimes ten or more. The author says the shift came from the current token, described as a worthless shitcoin that exists only to earn Zora trading fees, and says no income has come in for a year.

## Article

I used to write articles and post them to Mirror with collect enabled (usually capped supply of 420 on Optimism or Base).

I’d make between $5 and $15 (usually 0.0042 ETH, which back then was in that range).

Usually, between 1 and 5 people would collect the NFT of the article as a form of patronage and to be one of the few owners of the digital collectible. Sometimes, 10 or more people would.

So I’d make between $5 and $150 per article, and I had a group of supporters holding illiquid collectibles, a sign they truly supported me.

Now, I have a worthless fucking shitcoin that no one wants, which exists only to earn Zora trading fees, and I haven’t earned $5 in a year.

I hate this timeline.

## Comments

**timdaub.eth**: I love when people are just absolutely shitting on memecoins with profanities, it really makes me happy