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Is that the "fund me and I'll stop reporting on your crimes" option? In that case, you're missing a few 0s at the end of your amount.

But if you have seen it, what's the incentive for paying money after the fact? If you haven't seen it then it's just the same as a paywall.

I feel like a better system would be "pay $5 and the pages don't expire for you".

Because you want other people to read it.

I don't want to subsidize other people's consumption of content.

I want to pay for what I use; everyone else can do the same.

select, copy, paste, share, the end.

select, copy, paste, share (copyright violation), the end.

It's kind of not OK to distribute other people's work when they don't want you to.

Your users will still do it, and you won't be able to stop them.

Right. I'm just saying it's not a strategy to advocate.

depends on the jurisdiction. in Germany you are allowed to make copies for your close friends and family.

I think most would pay for others not to read it.

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