<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whereami" class="u-url mention">@<span>whereami</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ryanrobinson.ca/@Ryan" class="u-url mention">@<span>Ryan</span></a></span> it sort of depends! I have lots of friends who make their livings largely or entirely because the publications they work for (or in some cases, own), operate on a paywall. I understand paywall frustration. I too get annoyed, and I’m a person who pays thousands of dollars a year for various news sources. But there is always a cost and increasingly, that cost is a paywall. </p><p>Regardless, the proper response is either to Google a different link or politely ask for a PDF.</p>