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by buckbova 3556 days ago
The typical article I spend <1 min reading. Navigating this mess to display an ad to watch a video is just not worth it and would be an instant close.

The donate 5 cent thing might work for some but I'd never want to tie a payment method to my browser.
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eistrati 3556 days ago
Agree on short reading articles. How about longer size content? And have a direct correlation / Math formula between how much time you need to "invest" consuming the content vs how much time you need to "spend" up-front in unlocking the content: micro-payments vs ads. Would that work for you?

And, regarding the payment, would you connect with Apple Pay or Amazon Payments or PayPal instead of providing publishers your card directly?

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buckbova 3556 days ago
I just wouldn't do it. If these were the options, I'd go somewhere else.

What I would do is pay for a subscription if it included all the major news outfits and was cheap, say $10 a year unlimited access.

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