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[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 65 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just canceled by subscription because, um

DEMOCRACY FUCKING DIES IN FUCKING DARKNESS

thought that shit was a warning, not a business plan.

Silly me.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

Consider using the subscription money for another newspaper.

[–] undercrust@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sure would be a shame if the general public and subscribers of the LA Times and WaPo learned about having only to put 12ft.io/, or archive.is/ in front of paywalled article URLs in order to bypass the paywall very easily...

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was hard to take the WaPo seriously after Bezos bought it. It's just been a slower decline than Xitter.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

If the remaining readers are questioning it, then maybe there's hope.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

"Democracy dies in darkness, but hey, I could really use a microscopic break on this light bill, ya know?"

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I subscribed for YEARS and cancelled that shit in 2016. It was obvious they stopped being a legitimate source of news then, but I'm happy people see it now too.