I think the issue is that with effective ad blocking, they have to collect money via the paywalls in order to continue operating. It would be nice if there was

I think the issue is that with effective ad blocking, they have to collect money via the paywalls in order to continue operating. It would be nice if there was a way to do a microtransaction instead. An advanced cryptocurrency could be perfect for that. HN could automatically link to an archive service or have a button to generate a link if they wanted. But that is kind of antagonistic to the monetization of those sites.