3 ms·
> I have more than enough to read, things that I know are of direct value to me ... I'm not going to sign up so I can read something "on spec". This isn’t the
by paulcole 5y ago
> I have more than enough to read, things that I know are of direct value to me ... I'm not going to sign up so I can read something "on spec".
This isn’t the solution you want but it is the obvious solution.
Don’t sign up and don’t read it! Don’t use “hacks” and “cheats” to get around paywalls.
- ColinWright 5y agoIndeed, that is exactly the "solution" I have deployed in this case. But you seem to have missed my point. Mostly it's not hard to circumvent the existing paywalls, and mostly it's not hard to sign up blind for things, and certainly you can just close the window and move on. But I'm not complaining about paywalls, I'm identifying the compound problem of producers wanting payment, readers wanting to be able to pay when they know it's worth it, readers being unwilling to sign up to things without first evaluating them, and all the while enabling readers to find and evaluate that content.