> "The web has allowed us to become readers of many perspectives, and this movement (regardless of whether it's right or wrong) will push us back to identity s

> "The web has allowed us to become readers of many perspectives, and this movement (regardless of whether it's right or wrong) will push us back to identity subscribers." Most people have not used the web to become readers of many perspectives; rather, they've used it to find media outlets that conform to their preconceived biases. The web has allowed niche voices, who previously couldn't find a large enough audience to be economically viable when media distribution was geographically limited, to thrive. While paywalls might exacerbate this a bit most people are already de facto "identity subscribers."