> We believe people who write and share ideas should be rewarded on their ability to enlighten and inform So they are going to start charging for reader access

> We believe people who write and share ideas should be rewarded on their ability to enlighten and inform So they are going to start charging for reader access[1] but they don't yet know how. Is there any other interpretation? I am sad they did not explore a restrained, regulated advertising model. As much of a dirty word it is, it's not in practice as disliked as "paywall". Daring Fireball does good ads. Even Google (at least in its earlier days) had restrained approach to text-only, short, clearly separated ads that people were ok with. [1] Note: as I read it the quote specifically precludes a paywall-free approach such as charging writers for premium features a la other hosting platforms (sans paywall, at least). They want writers to receive compensation and they don't want ads.