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Mixed feelings about this. I hate paywalls because they inhibit sharing and conversation, but... if people don't pay for news, soon there won't be any reporters
by adamc 5y ago
Mixed feelings about this. I hate paywalls because they inhibit sharing and conversation, but... if people don't pay for news, soon there won't be any reporters. People have to make a living somehow.
- charcircuit 5y agoPlenty of news channels exist fine on YouTube without paywalling all of their content. Also people will just report what's going on because they are interested in it. It doesn't require someone to be a "reporter" to talk about what's going on.
- adamc 5y agoGood. Use those and don't steal from others.
- Karunamon 5y agoNobody's stealing anything. This is even a worse comparison than the industry groups make; in their case it's the wrong law (copyright infringement), in this case no law is being broken. You don't get to put content out on the open internet and then cry foul when its accessed. These orgs are talking out of both sides of their mouth.
- bcj7393nsk 5y ago
- bhelkey 5y agoPeople will report on what's going on without a financial incentive. People will also write books, make movies, and develop games for the fun of it. The flip side is that Spider-Man: No Way Home cost $200 Million to make. Sony didn't invest a fifth of a billion dollars into making this movie for the fun of it. They did it because they expect return on their investment. I appreciate living in a world in which high quality content (news, novels, TV shows, ...) exists. High quality content requires a good deal of investment. And that is not going to happen if said content cannot be monetized. [1] https://screenrant.com/spiderman-cost-budget-box-office-success-explained/ https://screenrant.com/spiderman-cost-budget-box-office-succ...