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This is such a dumb hill to die on.
by NikolaeVarius 5y ago
This is such a dumb hill to die on.
- jedberg 5y agoI agree, that's why I left the hill still alive. :)
- typon 5y agoIt's incredible how people are chastising you for having skin in the game
- unethical_ban 5y agoWhen you view it through the lens of "journalism dies without money, and local journalism survives on ads", I can see some nobility in it.
- jopsen 5y agoYou're probably better off sponsoring some journalism directly instead. The guardian has a supporter tier. Some local news stations where I live have memberships with minor benefits.
- AniseAbyss 5y agoSubscriptions? Could be a local thing but in my country newspapers have always been paid with them. News has never been assumed "free" until the internet came around. In fact the first newspapers all the way back to the 17th century were intended for diplomats, nobility and merchants. Free news is usually shite anyway.
- unethical_ban 5y ago>the internet came around Yes, it did. I have subscribed (and might still be subscribed) to several news magazines and papers, though not my local. It's kind a circular drain of "lower pay > lower quality > fewer subscribers > lower pay".
- charwalker 5y agoSo subscribe and pay them directly. From all metrics I've seen direct payment is the most efficient vs merch, super chats, and views themselves. Pay for premium.
- dredmorbius 5y agoIn what way?