Many of us probably are, by any reasonable definition. (Perhaps I should angle for a complimentary subscription? :) ) But LBO is probably expensive when compared to a mass-market periodical, which is all most people know.
> i think people have the mistaken view that your politics should somehow
> make you anti-property and anti-copyright. yadda. nice sentiments for
> going broke! :)
Whether Doug is anti-property or not, he's not likely to be impervious to coercion from the state - or even from his landlord. :). It's easy to publish online for free; all you need is the ability, time, and money to maintain it as a hobby. The ability of some people (I'm thinking of Phil Greenspun and photo.net) to do it in spectacular style leads to the expectation that we should all be able to. Maybe we're regressing to the 19th century and demanding independent means to finance one's life work?
When you're dealing with leisure time, perhaps what you gain from a given page is worth more than the time it takes to view an ad. *shrug* Nobody thinks of it. Likewise about private information, although users are much less likely to do something if they're forced to fill out their own information rather than transmit it passively, even if you give them something valuable for it.
Cheers,
Marco
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