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 **I don't want to subscribe to some website just because I visit a lot.** The problem with this dynamic paywall option is that it hurts people who visit a lot, but not necessarily people who depend on that particular source. I visit The Verge because the web design is nice and because I want to see if something new has been posted by someone I like. I do not depend on The Verge. If I depend on any tech news website, it would be TechMeme, because it encompasses all sources -- maybe a TechMeme subscription would make sense?
-**I do not want an ad-lite experience**: If I'm paying, why am I served any ads at all? The subscription should, at minimum, at least justify removal of all ads. If it doesn't, it's too cheap?
+**I do not want an ad-lite experience.** If I'm paying, why am I served any ads at all? The subscription should, at minimum, at least justify removal of all ads. If it doesn't, it's too cheap?
+**There is too little value from one individual source.** If I subscribe to The Verge, do I need to visit any other websites ever? If the answer is no, it doesn't really make sense. I can't subscribe to all news websites, so am I expected to pick and choose? Why is The Verge more valuable than Bloomberg or WSJ or Ars Technica?
+The idyllic news site would cover all of my interests in excruciating detail. But the reality is that few people are actually covered by this. People are diverse and have diverse interests, and the price of any one news subscription is relatively high, but the value presented is relatively low. If every publisher set a low price, it would make sense if the sum reached some normalized value ($9.99/mo for all news?), but they all have their own demands to meet, and none of them could be this cheap.
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