I will leave you with this: How to Bypass a Paywall

Consider that me acting as your Grizz and Dot Com bringing you your Sean Johns.

  • @iAmTheTotEnglish
    0•2 months ago

    How dare writers want to be compensated for their thought provoking articles.

    • @QuantumSparklesEnglish
      14•2 months ago

      I just want a healthy middle ground where I can support someone’s work through non intrusive ads placed on the page instead of either being blocked off completely by paywalls or trying to read the article only to be interrupted by DO YOU HAVE A PROSTATE? GOOD TAKE PROSANTIS FOR YOUR MASSIVELY ENGORGED FAT FUCKING PROSTATE! MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DEATH AND LACTATION. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU ARE A PREGNANT WOMAN OR DO NOT HAVE A PROSTATE OR LITERALLY ALLERGIC TO IT YOU FUCKING IDIOT taking up the entire screen at multiple points

      • @iAmTheTotEnglish
        6•2 months ago

        And that’s a valid thing to want. Different companies are trying out different monetization methods.

    • Unruffled [he/him]English
      8•2 months ago

      How dare anyone expect that information should be free and publicly available to everyone.

      • @iAmTheTotEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        Great ideal, but we live in a capitalistic society. Writer can’t get paid, writer can’t write anymore.

        • Unruffled [he/him]English
          5•2 months ago
          1. Not sure which “we” you are talking about, not everyone lives in a capitalist society.
          2. It’s not like there’s no other option than a paywall. Patronage, donations, and optional subscriptions exist, where you can still access the article even if you can’t afford it (e.g, the Guardian). Paywalls are mean spirited, and futile in any case since they are easily bypassed. If people like an author’s content, they will often pay for it, even if they can get it for free with very little effort.

          Lemmy is a great example. It turns out that social media companies don’t have to bombard you with ads to pay for their services after all. Voluntary user donations will cover the server/development costs just fine, once you take away the “for profit” mindset.

          • @iAmTheTotEnglish
            2•2 months ago

            “we” being the vast majority of humans.