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sqgl@beehaw.org 1 week agoArs offers free articles while most publications have a paywall, so I imagine funding isn’t as generous as it would have been 30 years ago when such publications would have been in magazine format.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Ars is actually my only paid subscription. Didn’t need to, but wanted to support their journalism.
sqgl@beehaw.org 1 week ago
I mistakenly thought you were the actual journalist. But I should always presume the journalist will see my comments and therefore not be so harsh, especially when freeloading.
FWIW I subscribe to an (Australian) online newspaper which is free just like you do. The difference being that I rarely read it since I am on top of those topics largely. Am just glad that it exists for others because it is well researched and presented.