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Information wants to be free*
When copies are free, you need to sell things that cannot be copied. Well, what can’t be copied? Trust, for instance.
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
This doesn’t mean the paywall shouldn’t be there. But it does mean that it costs time and money to access a lot of true and important information, while a lot of bullshit is completely free.
Nathan Robinson • The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free ❧ Current Affairs
With information effortlessly transferable at zero marginal cost and social platforms that blast content to the top of everyone’s feed, it’s difficult to for an ethics based on scarcity to sustain itself.