Comment on F*** PaywallsparentComments−Hackbraten2yNews vendors don't want you to pay for individual articles you're interested in.They want you to pay for all the articles, including the shitty ones, every month.−eastbound2yAnd then cram down their bias down your throat, with you paying. Whether it’s sponsored placements or interest group’s lobbying. I mean, there is no money to make in neutrality anyway.−amazingman2yYou think the bias is bad now? It'd be 10x worse if readers paid by the article. Have we not learned about audience capture by now?
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News vendors don't want you to pay for individual articles you're interested in.
They want you to pay for all the articles, including the shitty ones, every month.
And then cram down their bias down your throat, with you paying. Whether it’s sponsored placements or interest group’s lobbying. I mean, there is no money to make in neutrality anyway.
You think the bias is bad now? It'd be 10x worse if readers paid by the article. Have we not learned about audience capture by now?