KingStrafeIV

Ironic

https://midwest.social/post/959438

Ironic - midwest.social

Jul 3, 2023 at 1:33pmWeb
Show threadFinalFallacyJul 3, 2023
The internet is almost unrecognizable from what it was 20 years ago.
Show threadInntiJul 3, 2023
Profits run everything, and while I understand that, it does lend itself to a shitty experience for the user unless you pay for it.
Show threadFinalFallacyJul 3, 2023
To me it seems like the 2000s and 2010s when all those companies got massive and laid off middle management. Then those short sighted assholes got jobs elsewhere and poisoned those ponds.
Show threadDarnovJul 3, 2023
Almost unrecognizable from just three years ago.
Show threadDeathsauceJul 3, 2023
This about sums up the current state of things well.
Show threadjeromeJul 3, 2023
Ever notice how right-wing news is free but actual news you have to pay for.
Show threadLilDestructiveSheepJul 3, 2023
Because making up stories is much easier than actual journalism.
Show threadJon-H558Jul 3, 2023
More like the proletariat it influences are the product being sold
Show threadCalchargerJul 3, 2023
Glass cliff tho?
Show threadquortezJul 3, 2023

I wish there was a way to have responsible news sponsorship without having this annoying ass article limit system or web 3.0 crypto nonsense.

(I nearly flinched when writing that last sentence because I still have PTSD from Twitter summoning the Hordes if you so much as mention that c-word.)

Show threadUnaware7013Jul 3, 2023
I have a yearly subscription to WaPo for this reason. It's nice to have real news available without the hassle. Still have to deal with the nags on NYT, but one subscription is enough for me.
Show threadimallamabananaJul 3, 2023
I literally don’t read any articles that force me to register. I feel like I’m going to become rather ignorant because of it, but I don’t want to participate in their schemes either.
Show threadPrimalAnimistJul 4, 2023

I still use Google news to follow some topics and it gathers articles from my local news sites, too. But any time if shows an article that prompts me to register to see it, I just go back to the Google news page and tell it to block that source.

You annoy me once and you disappear lol.

Show threadimallamabananaJul 5, 2023
Yes! That’s exactly what I’ve always done lol.
Show threadGrumpyJetPoetJul 4, 2023
12ft.io works pretty well for articles like this
Show threadmadnerdsJul 4, 2023
Or use an AdBlock list like gitlab.com/…/bypass-paywalls-clean-filters
magnolia1234 / Bypass Paywalls Clean filters · GitLab

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GitLab
Show threadVoid_ReaderJul 4, 2023
All the actual journalism getting paywalled probably isn’t great for social/political discourse and our general grip on reality.
Show threadKarzaJul 4, 2023
It’s kind of ridiculous how quickly actual access to news and an informed world view, which WAS supposed to be one of the Internet’s great advantages, has become a dream unless you pony up to the whimsies of every fucking publication board craving fat profits.
Show threadriodoro1Jul 4, 2023

Just wait till they paywall the air.

Now you get that polluted city shit for free and only need to pay for access to premium country air. As time goes by we’ll all need to pay up.

Show threadCanadaPlusJul 4, 2023
On the bright side, that would come with a strong carbon tax and climate change would be much reduced.
Show threadCanadaPlusJul 4, 2023
Everything funded by a ton of ads wouldn’t be great either. More state funding might be a solution but support for it is lackluster.
Show threadcybervseasJul 5, 2023
Reuters is different right? I mean, they’re actually producing content, not just taking user-created content and claiming that it’s theirs.
Show threadKingStrafeIVJul 5, 2023
They’re definitely different, just found it ironic.