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While this comment is off-topic or meta, I think this is an important point about how to view paywalls. If paywalled articles are being shared and voted for, th
by fiter 9y ago
While this comment is off-topic or meta, I think this is an important point about how to view paywalls. If paywalled articles are being shared and voted for, that's a signal to how valuable the content behind the paywall is. If paywalled articles are always replaced, we will not have this signal.
- MBCook 9y agoI don't know. I posted the basically the same article from Ars Technica. But I'm guessing this one got posted first and got more traction so it hit the front page, where it got even more traction. Once the article is on the front page people posting the same thing from other sources are never going to get voted up. I think this is more of a first mover advantage thing. This is based on a government report, it's not a deep investigative piece.
- fiter 9y agoOk, I agree with you on the specific, but my point was directed at the general case where there is some value added by one article over another.