[natvert]

I love the irony of this: I open the article and start reading. I am told that Google lured us in w/ free storage, but now I'm going have to pay since I've used so much storage. Then, a popup is overlaid on the article and the text is hidden. The popup says this article isn't actually free. I've read too many free articles on Bloomberg and now I'm going to have to pay for a subscription to keep reading.

I don't know what to take away from this other than the reminder that every public company has a duty to shareholders to take people's money! That's the function of a company: profit. What do we really expect here?

[happytoexplain]

I agree that it's ironic/hypocritical. I disagree strongly that we should simply expect it. Consumer attitude is a real component of capitalism, so it's self-fulfilling to encourage silence under the theory that we can't affect anything.