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Has literally anyone on this thread read the actual article? Seems pay walled to me... I don't view it as an issue, but maybe HN should start allowing "Let's D

Has literally anyone on this thread read the actual article? Seems pay walled to me... I don't view it as an issue, but maybe HN should start allowing "Let's Discuss" type submissions without a link to an article? That seems like what happens in many cases anyway. Anyways, on the topic of this article, yep it's important!

renewiltord 5y ago
Mate, we have subscriptions to The Economist but the comment pinned at the top is a paywall bypass. Of course we read it.
OJFord 5y ago
It's not disallowed, you can post a text submission. 'Ask HN: Ever had an interesting conversation with a stranger? Recommend it?' or something. (The body can contain URLs, so you could still link 'this made me think about it, but for x reason didn't think it was a food submission itself'. I think the reason it doesn't really happen is probably that the only value for x that really makes sense is 'the article is broader than that and I want to discuss a more focussed point within it'?)