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Re:What I learned in ten years of blogging by munchbunny on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:24PM (#18717936)
I think it's the same entitlement mentality that leads to "I want to use my ad blocker but I also hate your paywall." Yeah, I get annoyed by ads too, which is why I pay a few subscriptions.

The New York Times concluded years ago that those people would never pay you anyway, so why bother giving them access?

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Re:What I learned in ten years of blogging by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @03:33PM (#18719291)
>so why bother giving them access? //

Doing things for "exposure" is somewhat of a meme nowadays, but it can work. That's why people let Google past their paywalls. Mileage varies a lot of course.

One issue for a large media outlet is maintaining standing, cutting off all access to those who won't/can't pay means you're no longer the go to place for news (or whatever), that can have wider consequences.

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