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Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls

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157 points mooreds | 3 comments | 25 Jun 25 02:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.676s | source
1. lynx97 ◴[25 Jun 25 09:35 UTC] No.44375309[source]▶
Most news aren't worth a penny. Whining about people not wanting to pay for your "tomorrow out of-date"-lies is pretty pretentious.
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2. timbit42 ◴[25 Jun 25 13:02 UTC] No.44376828[source]▶
But some are. The problem is people don't know how to figure out which ones are.
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3. _Algernon_ ◴[25 Jun 25 13:49 UTC] No.44377324[source]▶
Is that a problem with people or with the news itself? And are people incapable or just unwilling to sift through the haystack?

And if it is a problem with the news or people are simply unwilling to sift through the haystack, why should we expect people to pay for that privilege?