[B4CKlash]

Paywalls with workarounds are the only type of paywalls allowed on HN. Asking for a workaround is an acceptable practice.

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=a...

[walltowall]

Featuring one of dang's most nuanced arguments

> Yes, this sucks, but the loss of many substantive articles would suck worse.

Yes, me using open-source code without the author's permission, license, or attribution sucks, but the loss of the software I make with it would "suck worse." So I'm using your code for free, you put it on the internet anyway silly!

[arberx]

Cool-doesn't mean it's right.

[B4CKlash]

You realize Tyler Cowen posted three quarters of this piece on his website: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/06/wh...

I will happily pay for quality content - Bloomberg is not one of those sources. You're defending a company that will happily use it's monopolistic edge to charge 24,000 a year for an API. Get off your high horse.

[walltowall]

You're still increasing demand by reading the article, posting links to it, discussing it, upvoting the post, etc.

Don't consume and promote the content. You don't want to compromise the ethical stance you've taken against their monopoly do you?!