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		vntok on May 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertisi... Isn't the user-desired functionality that the New York Times make enough money to continue investigating and publishing news? Ads are simply a means to an end.

thomastjeffery on May 23, 2020 [–]

No. The user doesn't desire journalism to be dependent on ad revenue.

It isn't the user's responsibility to provide a better solution. Not having a solution doesn't make the problem disappear.

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