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by CharlesW 999 days ago
> If you think of magazines, it would be a disappointment for Rolling Stone to contain no ads.

I'll bite…because they're pretty? Or because how else would one stay on top of the latest Axe body spray releases?
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saalweachter 999 days ago
Woodworking magazines are 1/3 about shop organization, 1/3 about project ideas & techniques, and 1/3 about the latest and oldest woodworking tools and where to buy them.
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keepper 999 days ago
Because who then pays for the content? Time and time again, the average person has shown that they will rather spend X times more on a trivial thing than content.

This is more acute on hard news. Where a single page article may cost 100k to produce, yet wont be able to be monetized per its "cost to produce".

So yes, it would be a disappointment to lose "great content". now, here lies in the kicker. You get to decide great content with your patronage ( or lack there of)

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