I periodically fuss about paywalls on various things, but especially climate. I advocate for what I tentatively call a "paywall exception". I finally wrote a short blog essay explaining what this is about.

https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2024/09/unhelpful-paywalls.html

#climate #pandemics #storms #hurricanes #typhoons #capitalism #paywall #paywalls #copyright #FairUse #IntellectualProperty #easement #easements #democracy #PaywallException

LA Times reports life threatening storms coming to southern California ... just in case anyone wants to pony up money to know about the threat. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-03/life-threatening-storm-sets-sights-on-southern-california

There must be no secret existential threats to humanity.

There must be no secret impending disasters.

There must be no secret pandemics.

It should be a serious crime to predatorily charge money to find out about imminent threat to human life or civilization. Make your capitalist money on other stories that are more optional.

#Capitalism #PayWall #PayWallException #Climate #Pandemic #Storm #Storms #Disaster #Catastrophe #Crisis #Journalism