Molly WhiteMany yearn for the "good old days" of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
https://www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-a-different-web/
zoug@molly0xfff thank you for this, loved it.
I do disagree with what you write about paywalls: my current employer uses those, and without subscription income, we'd have to run ads and lean into attention farming, clickbaits etc, stuff that you also call out in your piece. The sad truth is that independent journalism without revenue is impossible, and I think paywalls are the lesser evil here.
Otherwise, great article.
Pax Ahimsa GethenAgreed, though I always share paywall-free links to my own stories. I wrote my opinion about paywalls and ad blockers a few months back:
(Click the link, not the image preview, to bypass the paywall on this story)
