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Ironic that this article is paywalled. Here's a non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/0C0RQ https://archive.is/0C0RQ
by 0xd1r 3y ago
Ironic that this article is paywalled. Here's a non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/0C0RQ https://archive.is/0C0RQ
- freediver 3y agoNot really, that fact supports the premise of the article.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoBut then fewer people can read it and the author's arguments reach a smaller audience, which does seem like a major disadvantage.
- blitzar 3y agoThey should put open it up for free to reach the maximum audience, but to compensate for the lost revenue they could get a company to fund the article in exchange for prominently placing an image or text about said company ...
- readthenotes1 3y ago"Social networks are not the only medium allowing the group that advertisers most covet—the better-off with money to splurge—to wriggle beyond their reach" I wonder what the median disposable income of people who use archive links to circumvent paywalls is?
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- gnyman 3y agoAlso disabling JS works. And if that is a hassle my little hack to selectively view pages with js disabled works great here https://noscript.it/?p=0#https://www.economist.com/business/2023/12/11/welcome-to-the-ad-free-internet https://noscript.it/?p=0#https://www.economist.com/business/...