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I got a random idea: what if sites like HN, Reddit, RSS readers, etc. would have netflix-like subscription for articles? I don't care about WSJ or other paywal
by kozikow 9y ago
I got a random idea: what if sites like HN, Reddit, RSS readers, etc. would have netflix-like subscription for articles?
I don't care about WSJ or other paywall publishers. Especially not enough to subscribe. I however do care about occasional story that ends on HN.
- ck_one 9y agoNot a bad idea.
- magduf 9y agoThat's not a bad idea, but it'd mean you'd need to subscribe to HN, Reddit, etc., because WSJ and other paywall publishers are going to want to get their money from somewhere. But I guess it's possible that sites like HN could institute an optional subscription system where you can pay a monthly subscription fee and then that's used to subscribe to these news sites through a special deal for linked articles.
- pascalxus 9y agoI wouldn't mind paying for articles with micropayments of say 10c per article. I guess i'm the only one.
- remir 9y agoThis is a good idea. I don't want to subscribe to 20 different web sites and journals, but on the other hand, I would like to be able to pay for article that are informative and important.
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