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Publishers really can't win, can they?
Quick tip: search for the article's name on Google and click on the link from the results.
Also, the Google trick won't work if you bounced off the paywall already, you have to open a private tab or clear cookies.
The FAQ is clear on the mods' stance on paywalled articles:
(https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html)
> "Are paywalls ok?"
> "It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds."
> "In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic."
People worked hard on the article. Should they not get paid for their work? Do you feel you shouldn't be paid for your work?
I believe there have been many discussion on the utility of paywalled articles and I believe the discussion has mostly settled on allowing it as long as it is easy to circumvent.
OT: actually interesting to see how the author worked backwards to understand why he is receiving adds. Still: all this, and still they keep showing adds for stuff I recently bought...
Sometimes the first order doesn’t arrive, or you want another one for the office... You think the chances of that are low, but they are still far better than showing you a generic ad.
I got around the wall by getting there from the Google search results.