Re:New York Times Doesn’t Want Its Stories Archived
by throwanem on Sunday September 17, 2023 @08:49AM
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A tidy argument, complicated by the fact that the NYT justifies its existence at least as often in terms of public good as of selling a product.
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Re:New York Times Doesn’t Want Its Stories Archived
by afavour on Sunday September 17, 2023 @09:04AM
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> justifies its existence at least as often in terms of public good as of selling a product.
I’d be troubled by that if they were also taking public money to do so (ie state subsidy), but they aren’t. So what they claim is kinda meh.
Re:New York Times Doesn’t Want Its Stories Archived
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday September 17, 2023 @08:56AM
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> the NYT justifies its existence at least as often in terms of public good as of selling a product
It can be both. Public goods don’t have to be accessible to everyone to benefit society.