> Most visitors aren’t as sensitive to annoyances as a lot of the people in these comments. Why on earth should I want to subscribe to a newsletter from a site

> Most visitors aren’t as sensitive to annoyances as a lot of the people in these comments. Why on earth should I want to subscribe to a newsletter from a site I've never visited before, which I'm visiting for the first time in my life because an article from it trended on HN? I know nothing about the quality of the site, neither about the type of regular content of the site. I don't even know if I'm going to find it useful what I'm about to read. Imagine entering a store and the first thing they do is ask you if you want to give them your phone number so the can keep you informed. How can you call this sensitive if you view if from this perspective?