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Ask HN: Can we stop linking to paywalls ?, Hacker News

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                   I think it’s worth paying for good quality journalism. It’s nice to support the institutions that serve a vital role to the checks and balances of our democracy.

Also, some of you may not know it but you can access the news for free through your local library. For example, I get the NY Times online via the Santa Clara County Library.

            

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                   I agree with that in general, but which site or sites? I honestly don’t read any particular news source enough to justify giving them as much as they ask. The intro rates seem to be pretty low for many, but then after 3 or 6 months they bump up to $ – $ / mo. I can’t justify spending that much to read even 5 – 30 articles per month per site.
            

                                                                              

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                  > How much time could we save each other by not linking to paywalls? Not very much? How much time do you really spend clicking “Back” after hitting a paywall?

Most have very simple workarounds and / or someone will post an archive or outline link in the comments.

                         
                   I think this is a great idea. It’d stop me from constantly clicking on items that I can’t read, without affecting the discourse on HN.

                         

                         

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Absolutely. They are perfectly entitled to put their content behind a paywall but they want to freeload off the open web driving traffic to their sites as well, they’re parasites.

Might also lift discussions standards (pot meet kettle) if everyone could RTFA.

What do you think?

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