Re:Ask HN: Would you pay $5/yr for HN?
by jacquesm on Thursday February 05, 2009 @09:57AM
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No, and not because I can't afford it but because I think that any site that charges $5 for people to contribute content is misunderstanding the beauty of the web.
Everybody can contribute, even those for who $5 would be a very large expense, and you'd be surprised how big a portion of the world that would be.
Some Indian, Latin American, Chinese or Russian hacker would - even if capable of paying - find themselves locked out because they can't pay by card, either because they don't have them or because the IPSP won't allow them to use it.
Everybody can contribute, even those for who $5 would be a very large expense, and you'd be surprised how big a portion of the world that would be.
Some Indian, Latin American, Chinese or Russian hacker would - even if capable of paying - find themselves locked out because they can't pay by card, either because they don't have them or because the IPSP won't allow them to use it.