"Wolf K" wrote

| I have two online subs (one includes the paper versions as well). No
| ads, well worth the money around $25/month.
|

The problem with that, though, is that the system
of dishonest spying is already entrenched. It ends up
being payment *plus* spying. We have a paper
subscription to the NYT. Personally I don't think it's
worth it. They tell me the news with a business skew
36 hours after I read it online. (But I have no choice.
My ladyfriend is from Brooklyn and apparently anyone
who leaves there is required to get the NYT if they
want to retain citizenship.

I think I could get an online version of the NYT for
free with the paper, but why let them spy on me while
I read? They're so anxious to collect that data that
they now fill pages 2 and 3 with nonsensical tidbits
and lures to online content. I've developed the habit
of skipping pages 2 and 3 altogether.

I'm struck by the nerve of the NYT in this, that they're
willing to risk the alienation of customers by actually
refusing to print some articles, making them available
only online. If it were up to me I'd cancel the paper
on that point alone. Though when I do look at what
they're offering online, it turns out it's often what
the British so delightfully describe as "paff". Today
there are photos of some amateur interior designing
done by a movie director. Huh?