And it's behind a paywall. Damned if you do, damned if you don't....

jb1991 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> Damned if you do, damned if you don't....

I’ve seen this phrase maybe 10 times in the last week on this site. Is this some new hacker news trend to pull out this old cliché on everything now?

ezfe 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No? It’s free to read there’s no paywall. You do need a free account to read it.

wackget 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Oh it's not free. You're paying with your data.

No, it's paywalled: there's 4 paragraphs, then it fades out to

> Sign up for free access to this post

> Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

Sometimes these paywalls are variable, triggering sometimes and not others.

> Sign up for free access to this post

That's not a pay wall, it's a sign-in wall.

	▲	knocte an hour ago \| parent [-]
		A wall is a wall, here's an unwalled one: https://archive.ph/WZh8X