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Theory as to why this front page HN article has no comments so far: it is behind a paywall. I am not one to complain about paywalls myself but here is a simila

Theory as to why this front page HN article has no comments so far: it is behind a paywall. I am not one to complain about paywalls myself but here is a similar article that is not behind a paywall: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/324915-investors-concerned-about-softbanks-debt.html https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/324915-investors-con...

pcurve 7y ago
I sometimes wonder how many new subscribers NYT and WSJ got from HN. There are quite a few posts linking to them. They're quite expensive for semi-casual readers unfortunately.
- sgroppino 7y ago
  But how come they are usually upvoted so much to end up in the top 10?
  - bpodgursky 7y ago
    Bluntly, because most HN users upvote and downvote based on title and personal agenda, and don't even try to read the article. At best, they'll jump into the comments, leave a tangental opinion, and upvote and downvote accordingly.
  - GauntletWizard 7y ago
    Becaues NYT and WSJ are the still the top names in news, and most people who want to be informed have some form of subscription to them.
- whyenot 7y ago
  A digital subscription to either of them is $1 a week. I think that's actually pretty reasonable.
  - bogomipz 7y ago
    For WSJ $1 a week is only an introductory offer, good for only 2 months. Beyond that it's $19.50 a year.[1] The $1 a week for nytimes is also a promotional rate. It's normally $3.75 a week.[2] [1] https://store.wsj.com/shop https://store.wsj.com/shop [2] https://www.nytimes.com/subscription https://www.nytimes.com/subscription
    - k_sze 7y ago
      You mean $19.50 a month, not a year.
      - bogomipz 7y ago
        Sorry yes, that's correct. Thanks.
eternalny1 7y ago
For anyone on Firefox: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
- karolsputo 7y ago
  Am I the only one who would feel wrong using this? WSJ deserves our money looking at quality of the articles.
  - rolltiide 7y ago
    We’re helping them fix their business model
    - k_sze 7y ago
      Can you elaborate? What's wrong with their business model?
      - rolltiide 7y ago
        That it is circumventable using an existing hole they have to patch Now there is incentive
    - foob4r 7y ago
      How are you fixing it? You're just silently going around it.
      - rolltiide 7y ago
        Giving incentive to patch an existing circumvention of their own UI
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pcurve 7y ago

I sometimes wonder how many new subscribers NYT and WSJ got from HN. There are quite a few posts linking to them. They're quite expensive for semi-casual readers unfortunately.

sgroppino 7y ago
But how come they are usually upvoted so much to end up in the top 10?
- bpodgursky 7y ago
  Bluntly, because most HN users upvote and downvote based on title and personal agenda, and don't even try to read the article. At best, they'll jump into the comments, leave a tangental opinion, and upvote and downvote accordingly.
- GauntletWizard 7y ago
  Becaues NYT and WSJ are the still the top names in news, and most people who want to be informed have some form of subscription to them.
whyenot 7y ago
A digital subscription to either of them is $1 a week. I think that's actually pretty reasonable.
- bogomipz 7y ago
  For WSJ $1 a week is only an introductory offer, good for only 2 months. Beyond that it's $19.50 a year.[1] The $1 a week for nytimes is also a promotional rate. It's normally $3.75 a week.[2] [1] https://store.wsj.com/shop https://store.wsj.com/shop [2] https://www.nytimes.com/subscription https://www.nytimes.com/subscription
  - k_sze 7y ago
    You mean $19.50 a month, not a year.
    - bogomipz 7y ago
      Sorry yes, that's correct. Thanks.

eternalny1 7y ago

For anyone on Firefox: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox

karolsputo 7y ago
Am I the only one who would feel wrong using this? WSJ deserves our money looking at quality of the articles.
- rolltiide 7y ago
  We’re helping them fix their business model
  - k_sze 7y ago
    Can you elaborate? What's wrong with their business model?
    - rolltiide 7y ago
      That it is circumventable using an existing hole they have to patch Now there is incentive
  - foob4r 7y ago
    How are you fixing it? You're just silently going around it.
    - rolltiide 7y ago
      Giving incentive to patch an existing circumvention of their own UI

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