It looks like NBC is the latest major news network to paywall articles in recent weeks (and a substantial volume of them at that).
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It looks like NBC is the latest major news network to paywall articles in recent weeks (and a substantial volume of them at that).
I'm willing to subscribe and pay for good journalism, but I can't pay for everything. So, I'm increasingly forced to one of two options:
1. Subscribe to selected outlets, but with the result of being siloed.
2. Don't pay for news, but have access to an increasingly limited supply of free/poor quality journalism/articles. -
It looks like NBC is the latest major news network to paywall articles in recent weeks (and a substantial volume of them at that).
I'm willing to subscribe and pay for good journalism, but I can't pay for everything. So, I'm increasingly forced to one of two options:
1. Subscribe to selected outlets, but with the result of being siloed.
2. Don't pay for news, but have access to an increasingly limited supply of free/poor quality journalism/articles.The kicker is that I have *some* disposable income that I can put towards this, but many people don't.
There have been warnings about this for several years now, but the risks of a tiered media ecosystem developing seems more and more likely.
Do we want an information ecosystem that's defined by those who can afford to pay for the news (and consequently, who they are paying), and those who cannot afford to pay for their news and are fed whatever AI or misleading slop is produced 'for free'?
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The kicker is that I have *some* disposable income that I can put towards this, but many people don't.
There have been warnings about this for several years now, but the risks of a tiered media ecosystem developing seems more and more likely.
Do we want an information ecosystem that's defined by those who can afford to pay for the news (and consequently, who they are paying), and those who cannot afford to pay for their news and are fed whatever AI or misleading slop is produced 'for free'?
To add another layer, this will also likely be defined by whether or not you participate in age and identity verification at some point.
I don't think broader society fully appreciates how quickly we are speed racing towards having access to the entire information ecosystem controlled by a handful of companies and individuals.
And if you fall into an undesirable category, how easy it will be to revoke access to reliable information and communication services.
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To add another layer, this will also likely be defined by whether or not you participate in age and identity verification at some point.
I don't think broader society fully appreciates how quickly we are speed racing towards having access to the entire information ecosystem controlled by a handful of companies and individuals.
And if you fall into an undesirable category, how easy it will be to revoke access to reliable information and communication services.
@paulknightly all 100% true. just makes me want to tune out entirely, which is the point ultimately. very hard to see a path out of it tho.
