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 @molly0xfff another one from a few days ago: https://fosstodon.org/@garritfra/110048979314674535  @chriswarren @molly0xfff @EugestShirley @chriswarren @molly0xfff It's there at the bottom. You might have to click through to see it. @srobalino @EugestShirley @molly0xfff my Mastodon client (Ivory) displays the whole image in the preview without having to click through I might be missing something, but if I’m following your argument, it’s that your client (which appears to be the official Mastodon one) doesn’t and so therefore linking to that post isn’t a worthwhile contribution to the conversation? @chriswarren @srobalino @molly0xfff I'm sorry if my stray remark offended you. I'll delete it if you like. I found this thread delightful and funny. Wasn't trying to vex or brawl.  @duk @molly0xfff I wounder if the people who chose to #paywall said content are #sarcastic geniuses or already on their way out and not getting aid enough to give f**ks... I mean it doesn't matter in the end, but I really like the result... That being said, we have options like https://12ft.io/ to fix the #Paywalling issue... @kkarhan @duk @molly0xfff I gave up on https://12ft.io/ after it was disabled for certain sites. NYT was one of them @duk @molly0xfff oh, and if you want to publish in Nature, you have to PAY them $3,500 for the privilege of having others pay Nature to read it.. And then you're not allowed to share it with others unless it's a preprint.. @joule @duk @molly0xfff for info open access publication in Nature Publishing Group is about 10,000 €...   @molly0xfff I bought a retail today and when they asked for my email I just noped right out. Sick of companies wanting to email me bullshit too.  @molly0xfff I actually cackled so loud several people on the train thought iI was insane. (They're not wrong tho...)  I'm rethinking my relationship to Amazon Prime. It's $20 a month and they still treat their workers like shit so where is that money going, exactly? @BernieWonIowa@mastodon.social @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io @molly0xfff My favorite was during the height of COVID all information regarding COVID, especially local, was behind a paywall. @NecroBelch @sully1503 @molly0xfff It was the Wall Street Journal, which has had the hardest paywall I've encountered since its inception. I was quoted in an article in the 90s and I had to go buy a damn paper to see it. @NecroBelch @SueShannon @molly0xfff I did mention COVID-19 information and I live in DC so WAPO would be local. But I think something like a pandemic, the information should be behind paywalls. @molly0xfff https://12ft.io/ 👀 👀 👀 For getting around paywalls, in case anyone in this thread needed it. @molly0xfff  @molly0xfff I'm donating to environmental charities for each of the subscriptions I've cancelled.  @molly0xfff @molly0xfff @necrosis i don’t really have a problem with subscriptions as long as it’s for something I can get daily use out of with consistent updates. But software that only updates once every half moon? :/   @molly0xfff @molly0xfff on the bright side, in 2 years we should be able to see the free ai written version of this type of article. With a few good hallucinations for entertainment.   @molly0xfff Maybe that's because all they're reading at the WSJNYTETC are lies, and they figure 'why pay for this'? Besides... removepaywall.com 😎 12ft.io and other sites  @molly0xfff I'm one of those that won't get a subscription to MAYBE read 1 article every few months. @molly0xfff aka people are sick of tracking with ever transaction. I'm going to start going back to cash only & no rewards programs for all in person transaction.   @johnmark @molly0xfff its either a great use case for a Subscription "ActivityPub" model that lets one discovery, un/sub services, and manage centrally. Or, its time to melt the SaaS (Sysiphysian-Insanity as a Service) model currently en vogue.  @molly0xfff That's why companies like SetApp have a business. They replace multiple subscriptions and purchases with one.  @molly0xfff people may say it's hypocrisy. On the other hand, 'companies rethinking' does not mean anything will change in any significant way; specially given that I've seen articles as such years and years ago; but pay/subscription walls are still all around  @molly0xfff As an aside, you know that you can get a free sub there thanks to your employer, right? (I assume you already know other ways to bypass, of course)  @molly0xfff I subscribed to many sites with $1 for 6 month offers and noticed that many were offering gift links which leads me to believe they use the same billing service and the gifting thing is a checkbox. @molly0xfff i’m super strict on signing up for subscriptions these days. I don’t look at it like “oh it’s only $12!” but rather “Do I really want to spend $144/year on this?” rarely is the answer yes. @molly0xfff interesting - I just told hubs two nights ago, “I’m all subscription’d out” as I decided to forgo a service that had switched to subscription-only.  @molly0xfff all that's missing is a Google account sign in popup and another "please think of our ad revenue" popup covering everything, followed by a java alert demanding to know my location or accept push "notifications".   @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io It isn't a NYT/WSJ article if it doesn't commit the same sin it is concerned about. **eyeing every article describing concern about transgender hate rhetoric |
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Reminds me of stories about trackers... on a page with a bunch of trackers blocked by Ublock Origin. 🤦