I think the most interesting piece of the paywall is that you are connected with the actual value you find from the site. If you never hit the paywall, it's not

I think the most interesting piece of the paywall is that you are connected with the actual value you find from the site. If you never hit the paywall, it's not worth much to you. If you hit it within a week, it lets you know that you care about it much more than you thought. I found myself thinking, "do I really care about this enough to take a hit on the paywall?" today. Perhaps that means I'm more interested in the journalism than I thought.