This won't support, or get you access to, the overwhelming majority of articles, though. It's as if each musician required their own, independent monthly subscription.
"The NY Times costs something like 33 cents a day, for example."
Newspapers can, and will, quietly double their prices without telling you and then make it very hard for you to cancel. See my article on the Boston Globe, for example: https://rationalconspiracy.com/2016/04/24/dark-patterns-by-t....
Fair enough. Sounds like "Spotify, but for news" is what you're looking for. I see your point.
> Newspapers can, and will, quietly double their prices without telling you
And that's just plain old bad customer service.
People, including you and me, don't want to have access to everything, they want choice access to the "best", chosen by a reputable entity.
Well, to be fair, there is a decent, widely supported payment system for journalism. It's called subscribing to your local newspaper (or the Times, or a magazine). And, depending on your income, this may be a micro payment. The NY Times costs something like 33 cents a day, for example.
It does have the virtue of already existing.