And the idea that posting full articles would somehow further entice people to pay for a subscription is completely backwards.
I don't have an Athletic subscription. I do sometimes wish I did, and have been tempted. If there were complete articles posted here, or if I could read a few a month, that desire would evaporate completely.
I used to subscribe to the New Yorker. Now I carefully choose which free articles I want to read every month and convince myself that's enough. If they didn't have free articles, I would probably subscribe again.
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