[davedx]

I pay for multiple streaming services because I get a decent amount of value from their content.

I do not pay for any news websites because I read very little of what they produce, and it tends to pop up more on aggregator sites like HN than me actually going to them.

I actually did have a subscription to The Telegraph for a few months at one point because initially I wanted to read a full article (without cheating). But eventually I cancelled because so much of it is polemic trash.

That's my justification: I pay for things that have value to me.