trivially easy to access == clicking a link and reading expected article.
hyperbole == most things which contain the word 'trivially'.
I'd bet a dollar most of us have better things to do than find a way around a paywall.
hyperbole == most things which contain the word 'trivially'.
I'd bet a dollar most of us have better things to do than find a way around a paywall.
These comments help make the poster aware. If the poster is aware and still doesn't use the non-paywall link, then that's wasting everyone's time.
Assuming Google will fix it all is an incorrect assumption. Assuming 3 seconds is an incorrect assumption. But let's roll with that:
3600 / 3 = 1200 viewers.
So it takes 1200 viewers to waste 1 hour of time assuming all other resource consumption is zero cost.
> far less than it takes to write incessant complaints about people charging for content.
Bitching about efficiency in this case is the height of irony. Bitching about bitching has always been an exercise in futility. Do it right the first time.