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[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Well, look at lemmy anytime someone posts a link that requires you to pay for the journalism. Pitchforks and torches.

People don't want to pay for something they don't think is quality.

It's not like these companies would clean up their act if they got another viable revenue stream. We can see that because when companies do, they regularly just keep the extra cash.

What you'd need is a boot strapped organization that actually had standards people cared about and didn't bend. Its an impossibly hard situation, yes, but that does not make your snark prescient or clever. More than that, it doesnt at all back up your conclusion that people don't want to pay for quality journalism. It just doesnt exist, because it gets bought out by billionaires.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It was bought by billionaires after people stopped paying.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

it was already owned by billionaires when people were still paying

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

If you want to think so to make yourself feel better...