You clicked a link to a Wired article that someone posted on Hacker News. Wired was not involved.
Digital properties aren't going to be groomed to meet your precise tastes. This is doubly so for general interest publications like Wired that have to appeal to a broad base of viewers and can't charge more than a few bucks for a subscription.
If the article is valuable but paywalled, there are ways to get around that. Try turning off Javascript or accessing the page in an incognito browser. archive.ph can also work.
> You clicked a link to a Wired article that someone posted on Hacker News. Wired was not involved.
Well, to some extent, I'd argue they _are_ trying to sell to him. From everything I've seen the whole "display the whole page of content and then block with javascript" is done so that the whole page of content gets indexed by Google. If so, then they are intentionally trying to lure non-customers to their site with that content. Admittedly, coming from HN isn't exactly the same, but it's the same general audience of non-subscribers they want to come look at their content and subscribe.
Of course they are trying to sell to you. Why else would they exist? Just for the warm fuzzy feeling in their heart? Then why are they asking for money? Oh, right, they're trying to sell their service. And part of that is encouraging people to use it & share it on social media.
lol, you think that they’re not measuring conversions on these paywalls? I can’t tell if you’re acting in bad faith or just naïve, but yes, trust me, Wired is in fact trying to sell to me (and also more directly sometimes, since I don’t know if I have unsubscribed from their emails.) The free marketing from having people share your articles and from showing up in search results is part of their funnel. You are mistaken sorely.
You clicked a link to a Wired article that someone posted on Hacker News. Wired was not involved.
Digital properties aren't going to be groomed to meet your precise tastes. This is doubly so for general interest publications like Wired that have to appeal to a broad base of viewers and can't charge more than a few bucks for a subscription.
If the article is valuable but paywalled, there are ways to get around that. Try turning off Javascript or accessing the page in an incognito browser. archive.ph can also work.