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Won't they pay after reading the article and decide if it's worth it?

• sp332 9y ago
  That's what I was thinking. And if not, they'll have to convince people like any other kind of media: reviews, previews, or even refunds.
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    Headlines are previews, and clickbait is just making the preview oversell the content, and is the natural result of pay-per-view micropayments, which a what web advertising is.
• davidcbc 9y ago
  Why would they pay after they already read the article? If it is on the honor system people just aren't going to pay.
  • TeMPOraL 9y ago
    If you pay a fixed access fee either way, then it's just the matter of you deciding who gets the money. Since the money is already "spent", you may as well vote on the articles you like.
    • davidcbc 9y ago
      Micropayments and a fixed access fee are completely different models in my opinion. With micropayments you are making small payments for articles as you go and not paying a fixed fee, the problem with that is that you end up with click bait headlines that people will pay for and garbage for actual content.