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It's not about refusing to read an article, it's about it being difficult, if not impossible, to read it. If sites don't want the general public to read their c
by oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
It's not about refusing to read an article, it's about it being difficult, if not impossible, to read it. If sites don't want the general public to read their content, we should respect that; the content probably isn't suitable for a free, open discussion site like HN.
- krapp 10y agoIt's neither difficult nor impossible to read. Some people refuse to read any paywalled articles or attempt to work around them, and then insist that Hacker News should cater to them by not allowing those articles to be posted to begin with. And yet discussion of those articles exists despite their objections, so obviously the problem isn't that the articles aren't accessible, or can't generate discussion, but that people are offended at the existence of paywalls and want their ideals to take priority over what can and can't be discussed here.