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The paywall on the article is ironic since the collapse of free reputable news is likely another aspect of that. I keep hoping the Fediverse will win. After w
by Pxtl 3y ago
The paywall on the article is ironic since the collapse of free reputable news is likely another aspect of that.
I keep hoping the Fediverse will win. After what's happened to Twitter and Reddit and Facebook, it seems self-evident that our main means of public discourse needs to be something decentralized.
But the Fediverse is struggling. UX is a disaster, every instance admin is holding on by their fingernails to stay solvent and sane, product development is comparatively slow, and bad actors have only barely gotten started attacking them.
- maerF0x0 3y agoThey even mention it > the ascension of paywalls that limit access to websites such as this one, t
- hotpotamus 3y agoWhy would reputable news be free? Would you expect anyone reputable to just give away their product? I have no doubt propaganda will remain free at least.
- Pxtl 3y agoWhen did I say I expected it to be free? Obviously, it's paywalled because that's their only economically viable option now that advertising revenues have lowered too far for them. I'm just stating reality: reputable news sources used to have free access to their articles on their websites. Now they do not.
- bobsmooth 3y agoYou can either have free or you can have reputable. Real journalism costs money. You know people used to buy the newspaper for a few bucks everyday right? Now people can't be bothered to spend the same amount for a whole month's worth of news.
- Pxtl 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38699204 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38699204