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I immediately thought of this article: https://growtika.com/blog/tech-media-collapse . These websites are losing market share to search and AI; clinging to their business model I suspect they are forced to display an inordinate amount of advertising to make up for their dwindling views. The value they provide is still there, but the advertising revenue that paid for it is not.

I use a Kobo ereader and it's integrated Pocket reader. I use the pocket extension for my browser to save articles, and then sync with my Kobo over wifi. No advertisements, and much easier than even the Calibre setup. If I want to automate blogs, I use ifttt to save new posts to Pocket. So easy! The screens on the newer Kobos are of course sharper.

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