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You’ve said a lot of words but ultimately you’re just trying to justify theft of content creators work. The very same people bypassing these paywalls will comp
by endisneigh 5y ago
You’ve said a lot of words but ultimately you’re just trying to justify theft of content creators work.
The very same people bypassing these paywalls will complain about clickbait and poor journalism.
- _zzaw 5y agoThat’s a valid point. I’ll admit I am concerned about the survival of competent journalism, and as far as paywalls go, I can’t consider them unreasonable or offensive. Ads/trackers are a different beast entirely. Sure, they also provide funding, but it’s a model that’s rooted in obnoxiousness, invasiveness, and disrespect. That approach needs to be punished, and I think loss of revenue is entirely justifiable; even beneficial, if it incentivizes more reasonable and respectful monetization strategies.