It’s Time To Pony Up. Why Good Websites Shouldn't Be Free.

Right... this might have something to do with it:<p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907/news-magazines" rel="nofollow">http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907/news-magazines</a><p>They're doing a good job at grooming their audience, but I think all that will happen is that they'll accelerate their own downfall.<p>I'm really sorry for newsweek and all those other publications that are going to die because some of them really have something to contribute but their model has been solidly disrupted, people no longer want to pay for content so you either find a way to accommodate that or you will have to die out. This is not necessarily a good thing but it is inevitable.

He cites a single example for his entire article as proof that users don't mind paying for things. Not exactly scientific, is it?<p>Really, we need to get back to purist capitalist principles for the web: if something provides "value", it should cost money. The culture of free has gone on way too long though, and I suspect users are just too spoiled.