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please do not post from wsj, need to have subscription to read that. it is useless this kind of posts.

Right, quality of material posted to HN should be no higher than any website that is primarily funded by a plethora of ads.

From HN FAQ:

> 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.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

Per the guidelines, I’m sharing this link to help HN read this article.

https://store.wsj.com/shop

Why does every news site require subscription cancellation through their customer service instead of a cancel button?

WSJ does not require this actually (I've ended and restarted by subscription before). Last I checked NYTimes still does require speaking with a CSA

Not only that, but by telephone. At least when I was a subscriber, around 2 years ago...

Because consumer protection legislation is lacking.

10min later someone else posts another article from some random news website also using paywalls, so according to you now I have to subscribe again for this new website that has a minimum plan of 1..2 months, or maybe do I check for the annual subscription of $50 so I'm done with this website?

Your logic is so brilliant, I'm amazed.

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