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Adblock and than i need a subscription? no.
by sigi45 9y ago
Adblock and than i need a subscription? no.
- mulmen 9y agoI'm curious, how do you propose they pay their costs? If you are unwilling to look at ads why is it unreasonable for them to ask you to pay a subscription?
- sigi45 9y agoJust to be clear: I will not subscribe to every single newspaper just because an article got linked on hn.
- mulmen 9y agoThat's not a very good answer. Do you think one newspaper should allow you to read their work because you subscribe to another? If you don't want to subscribe just turn off the adblocker. They're giving you the choice.
- mykeliu 9y agoJust to play devil's advocate, I wonder if it would be possible to sustain WaPo from Amazon's revenue stream, and what impacts that could have on ostensible and de facto journalistic integrity.
- m-watson 9y agoNot really addressing the heart of your question but WaPo is owned by Bezos and his holding company not Amazon. So they would not really have a great reason to siphon off Amazon's revenue stream.
- mulmen 9y ago1) WaPo is not owned by Amazon. 2) That would create a clear conflict of interest. This post is an example of what can happen when you have only one source of funding which you may need to criticize.
- spacemanmatt 9y agoJeff Bezos owns both Amazon and WaPo. The original comment went to sustaining WaPo on Amazon's revenue, not ownership. The conflict of interest already exists. Don't expect anything substantially critical of Bezos or Amazon from WaPo.
- mulmen 9y agoAmazon is not owned entirely by Bezos so he would have to justify using Amazon revenue to support WaPo to the rest of Amazon ownership. If Amazon owned WaPo that would be an easier thing to do in the same way Amazon may subsidize IMDb, Zappos or Whole Foods. In this case the distinction between the two matters. Just because the same person is in a similar position at both companies does not mean money can easily flow beteeen them. This is the same reason the WaPo is not a tax shelter for Amazon.
- vaishaksuresh 9y agoWashington post gives you a long trial period if you are an Amazon prime customer. The subscription is cheaper if you are a student. Support good journalists, they are people too. Either give them ad revenue or get a subscription. If you don't work for free, don't expect others to.
- Sovietaced 9y agoThe issue here is that when you disable Adblock, they still won't allow you to view content unless you purchase a subscription... They claim that you can disable Adblock || purchase a subscription but in reality it is &&.
- gertef 9y agoThis screed isn't good journalism, though. For the best that people get blocked by the paywall.
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- vaishaksuresh 9y agoThen don't read and don't complain about their business model. Simple.
- sigi45 9y agoJust to be clear: I will not subscribe to every single newspaper just because an article got linked on hn. And no i will not trial every newspaper for an article linked on hn.
- vaishaksuresh 9y agoGood! then don't complain about it every time an article from the source you don't subscribe to gets posted.
- sigi45 9y ago