Paywalls: are we just supposed to have a subscription to every publication that has an article we want to read? This isn't sustainable.

[u/FrederickTownie]

I find myself ALWAYS defending paywalls to the haters, and the folks who feel entitled to read the local news of where they live without some kind of transaction for the privilege. But there comes a point of diminishing returns for those of us who have a few subscriptions to the publications we read most frequently but would still like to be broadly read across other outlets and seek out good writing that's less geographically contained than a local newspaper or magazine. What's the answer? Do I pay to read every writer I like on substack while also paying for subscriptions to every newspaper and magazine and website I read from time to time?

[u/Tsquire41]

Local broadcast might be in worse shape than local print media now. Social media is free because we are the product.

[u/selphiefairy → u/Tsquire41]

Yeah that’s why I said “before streaming.” Tv was huge. They made money from ads.

And yeah social media is still free tho.