paywalls
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YouTube’s Triple Paywall Problem Explained
What we’re seeing isn’t a gentle drift towards monetisation, it’s stacked monetisation, and it’s reached the point where it feels naked. Once upon a time the deal was simple. You gave your time. They made something worth watching. YouTube ran ads around it. Everyone understood the trade. Then creators quite reasonably said adverts alone aren’t…
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Bandwagons, Paywalls, and the Sad Death of Roscoe
Lewis Hamilton lost his dog. Roscoe wasn’t just a pet, he was family to him, same as my two were to me. Having had to say goodbye to two of our own dogs in recent years, I know there are few things in life that cut as deep. That part I get, and I feel…