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I'd be happy to pay if the cost per article was reasonable and payment is easy. I'm not entering credit card details per article or signing up for large numbers
by osigurdson 4y ago
I'd be happy to pay if the cost per article was reasonable and payment is easy. I'm not entering credit card details per article or signing up for large numbers of $10 / month subscriptions from independent vendors however. Maybe something like the spotify model for news could work.
- Retr0id 4y agoI think a spotify model would make the clickbait problem even worse. I'm unlikely to directly pay for a clickbaity news source, but I may well click on their articles.
- osigurdson 4y agoI think there would be a natural feedback mechanism would develop. If a news source creates low quality clickbaity articles, users are unlikely to click on articles from the news source again. Brand trust would naturally develop it seems.
- Retr0id 4y agoClickbait is already a problem, this approach doesn't really work. The only difference is that the current clickbait feedback loop is driven by ad revenue.