Yea $40 is too much--at least for me. What I find weird about reading HN links is many times I get to the meat of the story by reading the free comments? Actu

Yea $40 is too much--at least for me. What I find weird about reading HN links is many times I get to the meat of the story by reading the free comments? Actually, I think the free comments are what make HN great?