[RandomLensman]

I suspect also that most in your cohort could not afford to pay for some of the pricier information sources (and that actually goes for a lot more people). So sidestepping cheap "establishment bs" might actually be the rational strategy.

[jka]

If you can get 70% of the calories for free, then despite the (usually known, or at least suspected, and generally down-played by the vendor) side-effects can be more attractive than paying full-price. The vendor has a strategy though.