more than I'm willing to spend considering the number of news sources I'm already paying for.
Good journalism wouldn’t rely on [please subscribe to read rest of comment].
Good software engineering doesn't rely on [please pay to access app].
The problem as I see it is not that I can't pay or don't see the value in good software or journalism, but that charging $$ is negatively correlated with trustworthiness and quality. Or at least not positively correlated.