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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by fwip on Thursday January 01, 2026 @11:13AM (#46455202)
Surely the revenue from a patreon subscriber is also more than 100x that of a viewer, right?
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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by Workaccount2 on Thursday January 01, 2026 @11:26AM (#46455313)
Yes, let's endorse a system where 1 sucker pays and 100 others ride for free..

C'mon

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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by iamtedd on Thursday January 01, 2026 @11:47AM (#46455526)
It's literally a system of patronage, so yes. That's what the patrons sign up for.
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Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups by kldg on Friday January 02, 2026 @04:24AM (#46463030)
also essentially how many large news organizations have pivoted. $520/year for WSJ, $400/year for Bloomberg (excluding terminal-only news and other extras, of course), $390/year for NYT, $120/year for WaPo (with exclusions). For only $2,500 or so a year, you can have a balanced stream of news and journalism. -But not your household; you need to pay extra for family plans.

(or you can do what most people do)

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