The one thing I find really bizzare about this whole web thing is that while we all pretend to be global, we are in reality even more local than ever. Facebook

The one thing I find really bizzare about this whole web thing is that while we all pretend to be global, we are in reality even more local than ever. Facebook recommends me people I've never seen in my life just because someone I've went to school with moved to another part of the world and has friends there. Alexa (and probably Siri) doesn't understand my request for russian or japanese songs on Spotify even though they are available. And just like this, every publisher on this planet thinks that there is any value to me, a German resident, to shell out a significant amount of money for a monthly paywall subscription to Adelaide Times, just because someone sent me a link to an interesting article. I also will not subscribe to your newsletter, I have no interest in getting push notifications, I just want the article in question, I'm not local to your main information funnel. It's a whole another question whether I'm ready to jump hoops to pay for just this article, but your publication entity doesn't interest me one bit as it is. As soon as publishers stop thinking locally, the world might become a better place for information. But somehow, I seriously doubt it.