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by lettercarrier 4227 days ago
< how much would you pay? $0.00 Zip. If I have to pay, I go away. Looking back to my pre HTML Labs days, I don't think I ever go to the same site(s) longer than a year or so. Nothing regularly.

I had an interesting self discovery. After I insulted a coworker for not being able to think for himself; always parroting Rush, he challenged me to listening to his radio show for one week. I did. I was surprised at what I learned.

I never, ever listen or watch commercials. It's subconscious. I could not change the radio during commercials as I had to listen to his show. It KILLED me. I NEVER listen to commercials.

Then I realized I flip if I watch TV. If I listen to radio, I change the station automatically when I hear a commercial. YouTube, turn down sound. Automatically. TV shows, watch after it starts so I can fast forward via Tivo.

Same goes for anything pay online. See a pay requirement? Go away. I realize I don't buy any online content; No site I have ever gone to is worth paying (directly).

By the way, I pay for internet access 4 ways each month; cable ($50); two phones ($100); library internet access ($~100 via property taxes used to fund town library). I pay enough.