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The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free ❧ Current Affairs

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The political economy of bullshit.

The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free The political economy of bullshit. Nathan J. Robinson filed 02 August 2020 in Editor’s Notes Paywalls are justified, even though they are annoying. It costs money to produce good writing, to run a website, to license photographs. A lot of money, if you want quality. Asking people for a fee to access content is therefore very reasonable. You don’t expect to get a print subscription to the newspaper gratis , why would a website be different? I try not to grumble about having to pay for online content, because I run a magazine and I know how difficult

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