There's nothing more maddening than seeing a link to an article, and only being able to read the first - teasing - paragraph.

A friend shared this https://12ft.io/

Which lets you see articles behind paywalls, like this
Brexit is finally dead

(which is not a paper I'd pay to read.)

The way it works is that publications want users to find them on Google, so let Google see a cached copy: https://12ft.io/ gets that & shares it.

Ethically, I'm OK with reading an occasional article this way - like a student not needing permission to photocopy an article for research.
If we want writers to keep writing they need to be paid, so I register/like/subscribe when I find an author I like - eg https://www.the-intercooler.com/

Will


Last edited by TheCustomer; 16/02/23 09:28 AM.

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