Dan GoodinDear readers. If you're not willing to support the families of those you want to read then we regretfully will be preventing you from obtaining our work for free.
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Diogenes Pontifx@dangoodin I do subscribe to Ars Technica because it consistently publishes articles I find useful. I want to support journalists, but I can’t afford to subscribe to every website that occasionally publishes something I want to read. And I won’t risk my privacy and security by turning off my ad blocker. I wish micropayments were available for these situations, but when faced that paywall I will just go away. (Wondering why micropayments never went anywhere — seems like a missed opportunity)
edafeI am convinced that actual micropayments would face a lot of resistance.
Because providing you with an effective means to target your spending would also encourage you to focus your attention…
@me @dangoodin I’ll bet that turning my adblocker off would give a website pennies at best. I’d gladly pay nickels or dimes to read something useful. Sometimes even a few dollars. Seems like there should be a financial incentive there. Or does ad revenue pay better than I realize?