I kinda see the opposite, all sites seem to be going to subscription models. Obviously it doesn't work because I'm not going to subscribe to every news site I see a link from on HN.

So I tend to use archive.ph . I wish there was a plugin to open a page in that more easily though. Luckily most HN posts have a reader contributing a link in the comments.

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rrradical 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've always wondered why I can't pay some small fee (20 cents? $1?) to read an article. Why it have to be an entire subscription? If I put $20 / month into an account and then spend that bit by bit on high quality articles from different sites I'd gladly do that.

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tonyedgecombe 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

It would be cheaper for you but not very profitable for them.

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Yiin 43 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

because payment processors hate small payments and punish accordingly (with flat fee +%)

	▲	wolvoleo 17 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		That shouldn't really be a problem if there's an intermediary that takes the payment and distributes it.

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ctippett 41 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Wish granted.

https://github.com/MostlyEmre/hn-anti-paywall