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I really wish there was a good news subscription. I'm not going to subscribe to the tons of local papers, but I would love to support them proportional to how m
by mindvirus 6y ago
I really wish there was a good news subscription. I'm not going to subscribe to the tons of local papers, but I would love to support them proportional to how much I read their articles.
I recall an article from a while ago that paywalls helped the rise of conspiracy theories, since it was the only free news available while quality news sources put themselves behind paywalls. It does seem we're in for a reckoning, and I don't know what the answer is - it seems the way we're headed, those who can afford it get to pay for quality news and everyone else gets free propaganda.
- snarf21 6y agoWell, it isn't just that. The conspiracy theory stuff drives eyeballs. The big issue is that there is barely such thing as news anymore. It is all Infotainment and the only thing that matters is ads. They have been incentivized to outrage and click-bait. Good quality news is expensive to make but people want it for free. I really don't know how to fix this conundrum. There are two ways to help this status quo in my mind. Get red of the ability to repost/retweet/etc. People are lazy and won't make their own post but a click of the button is trivial and spreads nonsense. Also, we need to start a VAT on ad revenue. If we want other models, like NPR style or Patreon style, then we need to made ads less profitable.