▲ 407 ▼ NYT hiding information regarding a health related food recall behind a paywall (lemmy.world) submitted 1 day ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments Article in question
[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children) I bet if you put the same headline into any search engine, it will give you the answer without any pay walls permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child) Advice right up there with “well if you don’t like it, just don’t buy it” and “why don’t you just ignore it?” As if it’s not allowed to call out shitty behavior when you see it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io -3 points 1 day ago (2 children) It isn't shitty behavior to expect people doing work getting paid for the work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children) Except this pertains to public health and safety. Being paid for journalism is one thing, but critical information should always be free and available. While it is available publicly, that isn’t something they inform the reader of. Given that NYT makes some articles available to readers freely, this should have been one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago You have conflated "free to the public" and working for free into the argument. Yes it should be free to the public. But that requires a taxpayer funded journalism. The workers who are already underpaid should not be required to work for free because their work is important. That's incredibly regressive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago The information is free to the public on the FDA website. This is an article about that recall. You have no right to demand the labor of others for free, fascist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago I'd like to know the reasoning behind people downvoting. You don't think the lab worker who tested the eggs should work for free. Why should the reporter work for free? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) Use Firefox browser, it has a reader mode button to the right of the URL which strips out paywall and just gives you the readable article. Or grapheneOS Canadium browser has accessibility view pop up when an article has paywall, and does the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 6_Electrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) I assume you mean vanadium but have never seen this popup... His do I enable this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago Lol yes. Under setting --> accessibility. Simplified. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child) Advice right up there with “well if you don’t like it, just don’t buy it” and “why don’t you just ignore it?” As if it’s not allowed to call out shitty behavior when you see it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io -3 points 1 day ago (2 children) It isn't shitty behavior to expect people doing work getting paid for the work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children) Except this pertains to public health and safety. Being paid for journalism is one thing, but critical information should always be free and available. While it is available publicly, that isn’t something they inform the reader of. Given that NYT makes some articles available to readers freely, this should have been one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago You have conflated "free to the public" and working for free into the argument. Yes it should be free to the public. But that requires a taxpayer funded journalism. The workers who are already underpaid should not be required to work for free because their work is important. That's incredibly regressive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago The information is free to the public on the FDA website. This is an article about that recall. You have no right to demand the labor of others for free, fascist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago I'd like to know the reasoning behind people downvoting. You don't think the lab worker who tested the eggs should work for free. Why should the reporter work for free? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io -3 points 1 day ago (2 children) It isn't shitty behavior to expect people doing work getting paid for the work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children) Except this pertains to public health and safety. Being paid for journalism is one thing, but critical information should always be free and available. While it is available publicly, that isn’t something they inform the reader of. Given that NYT makes some articles available to readers freely, this should have been one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago You have conflated "free to the public" and working for free into the argument. Yes it should be free to the public. But that requires a taxpayer funded journalism. The workers who are already underpaid should not be required to work for free because their work is important. That's incredibly regressive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago The information is free to the public on the FDA website. This is an article about that recall. You have no right to demand the labor of others for free, fascist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago I'd like to know the reasoning behind people downvoting. You don't think the lab worker who tested the eggs should work for free. Why should the reporter work for free? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children) Except this pertains to public health and safety. Being paid for journalism is one thing, but critical information should always be free and available. While it is available publicly, that isn’t something they inform the reader of. Given that NYT makes some articles available to readers freely, this should have been one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago You have conflated "free to the public" and working for free into the argument. Yes it should be free to the public. But that requires a taxpayer funded journalism. The workers who are already underpaid should not be required to work for free because their work is important. That's incredibly regressive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago The information is free to the public on the FDA website. This is an article about that recall. You have no right to demand the labor of others for free, fascist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago You have conflated "free to the public" and working for free into the argument. Yes it should be free to the public. But that requires a taxpayer funded journalism. The workers who are already underpaid should not be required to work for free because their work is important. That's incredibly regressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago The information is free to the public on the FDA website. This is an article about that recall. You have no right to demand the labor of others for free, fascist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago I'd like to know the reasoning behind people downvoting. You don't think the lab worker who tested the eggs should work for free. Why should the reporter work for free? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) Use Firefox browser, it has a reader mode button to the right of the URL which strips out paywall and just gives you the readable article. Or grapheneOS Canadium browser has accessibility view pop up when an article has paywall, and does the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 6_Electrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) I assume you mean vanadium but have never seen this popup... His do I enable this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago Lol yes. Under setting --> accessibility. Simplified. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 6_Electrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) I assume you mean vanadium but have never seen this popup... His do I enable this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago Lol yes. Under setting --> accessibility. Simplified. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago Lol yes. Under setting --> accessibility. Simplified. permalink fedilink source parent
