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If prices had been better, I would've been a subscriber for a long time

a3w 4y ago
For me, the internet works like this: you find a link on social media. A cookie banner or paywall prevents me from reading the article. So I read the comments section. Nice shooting yourself in the foot, original content creator.
brk 4y ago
Agreed. Same goes for online streaming content. I'll pay up to $50/mo in total for media subscriptions (eg: Netflix). I won't pay $19.99 for 8 individual services that each have 1 or 2 things worth watching and then a bunch of filler (Netflix is continually heading this direction, IMO). I have no issues at all paying for content, but I really only want to pay for the things that interest me directly, not a bundle of shows that have no personal appeal. And there is a disincentive to have too many services in general.
- VWWHFSfQ 4y ago
  I like having a lot of choices. I don't want to be stuck with one conglomerate service that just absorbs everything else Disney style.
- sofixa 4y ago
  > Netflix is continually heading this direction It's not really their choice. Most of the content owners have their own competing service now, so Netflix need content. Small amounts of good quality content won't keep people subscribed for long, so they need quantity and quality.
dawnerd 4y ago
If they all didn't end up being low effort press-release regurgitations I might subscribe to more as well.
slowmotiony 4y ago
I was a subscriber to NYT until I wanted to cancel and there was no option to do that, you had to call some number in the US and explain yourself to some guy about why you want to cancel your subscription. Learned my lesson there, never again.
- shp0ngle 4y ago
  Me too. This is why I just subscribe to Substack now. Yes they try to subtly pressure you in ux to “just pause”, but that’s nothing compared to NYT “please call this US line”.
- xdfgh1112 4y ago
  Same. Left a really bad impression. Their shitty pricing model too, charging people $100s/year until they try to cancel then reducing it down to like $30/year.
- bigmattystyles 4y ago
  Whenever they have an online help chat with a human and they tell me to call, I tell them I deaf. It's not true but they have always just done the cancellation for me. YMMV
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a3w 4y ago

For me, the internet works like this: you find a link on social media. A cookie banner or paywall prevents me from reading the article. So I read the comments section. Nice shooting yourself in the foot, original content creator.

brk 4y ago

Agreed. Same goes for online streaming content. I'll pay up to $50/mo in total for media subscriptions (eg: Netflix). I won't pay $19.99 for 8 individual services that each have 1 or 2 things worth watching and then a bunch of filler (Netflix is continually heading this direction, IMO). I have no issues at all paying for content, but I really only want to pay for the things that interest me directly, not a bundle of shows that have no personal appeal. And there is a disincentive to have too many services in general.

VWWHFSfQ 4y ago
I like having a lot of choices. I don't want to be stuck with one conglomerate service that just absorbs everything else Disney style.
sofixa 4y ago
> Netflix is continually heading this direction It's not really their choice. Most of the content owners have their own competing service now, so Netflix need content. Small amounts of good quality content won't keep people subscribed for long, so they need quantity and quality.

dawnerd 4y ago

If they all didn't end up being low effort press-release regurgitations I might subscribe to more as well.

slowmotiony 4y ago

I was a subscriber to NYT until I wanted to cancel and there was no option to do that, you had to call some number in the US and explain yourself to some guy about why you want to cancel your subscription. Learned my lesson there, never again.

shp0ngle 4y ago
Me too. This is why I just subscribe to Substack now. Yes they try to subtly pressure you in ux to “just pause”, but that’s nothing compared to NYT “please call this US line”.
xdfgh1112 4y ago
Same. Left a really bad impression. Their shitty pricing model too, charging people $100s/year until they try to cancel then reducing it down to like $30/year.
bigmattystyles 4y ago
Whenever they have an online help chat with a human and they tell me to call, I tell them I deaf. It's not true but they have always just done the cancellation for me. YMMV

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