Comment on F*** PaywallsComments−not_your_vase2yWe don't want to pay and we don't want to watch ads - still, we want to consume the content. I mean, I get the sentiment, I also share it to a great degree. But how are websites supposed to stay afloat?−raincole2yMoreover we don't want to use big payment processors and we don't want crypto.−dageshi2yAhh ahh! I know this one! I've read enough HN comments to know the answer.1) Anything that was done for monetary gain on the internet was inherently bad and it's no loss if it goes away2) People will just magically decide to keep creating content out of the goodness of their own hearts−DanAtC2yThis, but non-sarcastically.−_ahxg2yThe irony is that someone paid for a 3 letters domain + infrastructure to keep this running for free.−mach1ne2yIf you make one solution impossible, another one pops up.−stemlord2yhow are websites supposed to stay afloat?They're not. If no one wants to pay for it then it's not supposed to exist, speaking in terms of how the capitalist system is supposed to work
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We don't want to pay and we don't want to watch ads - still, we want to consume the content. I mean, I get the sentiment, I also share it to a great degree. But how are websites supposed to stay afloat?
Moreover we don't want to use big payment processors and we don't want crypto.
Ahh ahh! I know this one! I've read enough HN comments to know the answer.
1) Anything that was done for monetary gain on the internet was inherently bad and it's no loss if it goes away
2) People will just magically decide to keep creating content out of the goodness of their own hearts
This, but non-sarcastically.
The irony is that someone paid for a 3 letters domain + infrastructure to keep this running for free.
If you make one solution impossible, another one pops up.
They're not. If no one wants to pay for it then it's not supposed to exist, speaking in terms of how the capitalist system is supposed to work