Given a paywalled future vs a clickbait driven present, the choice doesn't sound so bad.
Charging for your articles to support journalism is a legitimate business practice. Produce something valuable, using skill and effort, and make a living at it.
Do you want an ads-tattooed-onto-your-retina uture? Because that's how you get an ads-tattooed-onto-your-retina future.
What if OP posted a pastebin of the paywalled text?
I love my WSJ subscription. $50/year for students. Much better quality than the clickbait journalism you get elsewhere for "free".
I didn't realize there was a student tier, thanks for the note!
Their climate journalism has historically been negative information.