Comment by nickvec
7 hours ago
Crazy that you can't even read an article anymore without having to cough up money and/or provide your personal data.
7 hours ago
Crazy that you can't even read an article anymore without having to cough up money and/or provide your personal data.
yes, with a but, rephrased as "crazy that you can't use a private service without payment or otherwise contributing to its profitability" sounds less so crazy.
I agree on the excess.
Publishers really need to get on board with a fair pay as you go scheme.
Something where I pay a fair price for an article or subscription, without the new customer rates, and without the "call us" retention annoyances. Something like the old Netflix, where it covers 80% of what you want at a reasonable monthly fee with easy cancellation.
I wouldn't mind supporting good journalism, but I do mind having a teaser rate that will jump 5x after a year, making it difficult to cancel (call to cancel), and having 1 pay gate per news outlet.