[freediver]

Not really, that fact supports the premise of the article.

[AnthonyMouse]

But then fewer people can read it and the author's arguments reach a smaller audience, which does seem like a major disadvantage.

[blitzar]

They should put open it up for free to reach the maximum audience, but to compensate for the lost revenue they could get a company to fund the article in exchange for prominently placing an image or text about said company ...