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How long before we get pay per browse and the internet is 6ft under?

A week. I'm constantly getting cloudflare nonsense that thinks I'm a bot. (Boring firefox + ublock setup.) I wouldn't be surprised if I start seeing a screen trying to get me to pay.

If so, I'll do what I currently do when asked to do a recaptcha, I fuck off and take my business elsewhere.

Are you behind a CGNAT?

Not that I know of.

Honestly preferable to the insane amounts of paywalls and advertising

That won't end ads.

Just like paid cable subscriptions didn't end TV ads. Or how ads are slowly creeping into the various streaming platforms with "ad supported tiers".

This is a paywall.

I'd rather pay 5c for one article than subscribe for $10/yr to view one article. Still a paywall, but less annoying.

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