▲ 14 ▼ I just subscribed to Lifehacker a few days ago, and now I've unsubscribed. The articles are nothing but tech product-shilling, non-stop. Mostly Samsung and Apple. (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by orphiebaby@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments Didn't this stupid website used to help you, you know, hack life or something?
[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately everything is an ad now. It's the only way these sites are capable of surviving. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) I feel like I'm turning into 'that guy' again but cryptocurrency could help this out. a) connect wallet to lifehacker b) have fractions of a cent taken out to unlock articles I know people can bypass it/copy paste, but at the end of the day it would be another source of revenue. They are surviving as is, but barely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FriendlyBeagleDog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I feel like you'd be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you're not already aware of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Very cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) I feel like I'm turning into 'that guy' again but cryptocurrency could help this out. a) connect wallet to lifehacker b) have fractions of a cent taken out to unlock articles I know people can bypass it/copy paste, but at the end of the day it would be another source of revenue. They are surviving as is, but barely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FriendlyBeagleDog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I feel like you'd be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you're not already aware of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Very cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FriendlyBeagleDog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I feel like you'd be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you're not already aware of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Very cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Very cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these. permalink fedilink source parent