Re:F*** Paywalls
by yCombLinks on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:06PM
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Exactly, just like I expect to get paid for my work. I want a simple way to pay for all the pay walls in aggregate so I'm not signing up for 27 different subscriptions and I read one article from each source. I'm not against paying, I'm against a huge pile of bullshit management.
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No no, that's a monopoly (by HN standards). If anything like that were to exist, in 5 years time the comments section would be full of people clamouring for anti-trust action.
Re:F*** Paywalls
by civicrypt123 on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:10PM
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How do you feel about Apple news, or similar aggregators?
Re:F*** Paywalls
by yCombLinks on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:12PM
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I haven't used it, but it looks ok. It doesn't fit my usage patterns though.
Those hit the same issue, given they are just linking to various sources, each with a paywall.
At least Google News and Artifact lets you block sources and with Artifact it understands paywalls, so stops recommending you posts after a while.
The one thing both of them are missing is the ability add a new source. E.g. if I stumble upon an interesting blog post or newsletter, let me add that blog to the mix, but use the same algorithm to incorporate the post intelligently into the algo feed.