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Internet doesn't work that way and people don't want to pay, it's simple as that. Even HN readers avoid paywalls like plague. Just check every thread when it c
by angry-hacker 10y ago
Internet doesn't work that way and people don't want to pay, it's simple as that. Even HN readers avoid paywalls like plague. Just check every thread when it comes up.
Internet is all about sharing and linking. Ads suck but this is the best model we have yet come up with the way we assume Internet works.
- greenleafjacob 10y agoI think there is something to micropayments here. The cost per incremental page view is extremely low, so the payment should be 2-3 orders of magnitude lower than it is now (more like $0.50 per month for 50 articles than $4/mo @ WSJ).