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by barkingcat 4309 days ago
What's wrong with wanting a lot of money for content? If nobody reads their stuff, then naturally it will die off.

I wouldn't put having a paywall against them. Capitalism will do the work.

2 comments

There's nothing wrong with it, and I'm not holding anything against them. Just wondering if anyone here is a subscriber, what their target audience is, and if it's worth a subscription at the price they're asking.
I agree with you, but $40 a month seems so steep for a news site. Do their customers just not know how many free news sites there are out there?
It's not designed for casual readers, it's designed for professional readers who read it for professional reasons. $40/month is nothing in that scenario.