Yeah, but here's the thing. I realize that. And there are too many sites that I'd want to read, even just from HN links. So the per site subscription model is

Yeah, but here's the thing. I realize that. And there are too many sites that I'd want to read, even just from HN links. So the per site subscription model is just unworkable. So from me, they get nothing now. But with a system for transparent nominal payments, where payments under few cents were OKed by default, they'd get at least something. I doubt that I'm unique. But maybe I'm unusual enough that the scheme would never work.