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> If any I read started charging I'd find similar content somewhere else. I'd double down on that, any site that has a free article limit (looking at you NY Ti
by UncleEntity 9y ago
> If any I read started charging I'd find similar content somewhere else.
I'd double down on that, any site that has a free article limit (looking at you NY Times) I don't even bother with.
Or any site that whines about running an ad blocker.
True they need to make some cash to keep the lights on but I have never in my life bought something from seeing an online advertisement and don't really appreciate being tracked all over the interwebs.
- DaveFr 9y agoWhat are you willing to give for the information you receive?
- UncleEntity 9y agoThat's actually quite the thought provoking question. I think, since I'm so accustomed to getting information gratis and don't really have very much disposable income, if push came to shove I'd just give up on all non-free sources of information and find some other way to occupy my free time -- perhaps quit being lazy and work enough to upgrade my computer so I could get back into Blender development or something along those lines. It's much too easy to spend hours reading random articles or watching the youtubes instead of being productive "for society" and I have a bunch of half-finished projects scattered across my harddrives that could easily keep me entertained if I lost access to free content on the internet.
- stephengillie 9y agoWhen I ask myself this question, I find I'm not willing to pay for most blog articles, neither though advertising nor directly. When I follow through and forgo the information, I find other pursuits to fill the time, and these are usually more fulfilling. I feel more healthy after a morning of playing Minecraft or working on my Node app, than a morning of reading blogs and social media.