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  • Carlos Solís@communities.azkware.netEnglish
    651·
    9 months ago

    And not just any paywall, a NINETY-NINE CANADIAN DOLLARS PER MONTH ONE. Granted the first month is a single dollar, but still, that’s a grand total of C$1090 A YEAR.

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, it’s $75 USD a month. Who the fuck do they think they are charging that much? I get 1Gbps internet for less than that. That’s 2 weeks worth of groceries. That’s YouTube Premium, Disney+, Netflix, and Max combined.

      Absolutely no way an online news outlet is providing even close to a quarter of that $75 in value.

      • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        9 months ago

        That’s 2 weeks worth of groceries.

        I would be lucky to get a week off of that. If all I ate was instant ramen and stovetop pasta for every single meal, I might be able to stretch it to two weeks.

        Absolutely no way an online news outlet is providing even close to a quarter of that $75 in value.

        The outlet is called Financial Times, and—if you think about it—they certainly do an excellent job in helping individuals manage their finances correctly. After seeing a $75 charge on my bank statement from a news outlet, I would never forget to cancel another promotional subscription again.

        • pearable@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          You can get a lot of rice and beans for 75 dollars. Definitely sounds like a rough couple weeks tho

      • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        9 months ago

        its the Financial Times, they know exactly who they are charging that much, and those people will spend that about of money without even noticing its gone.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I make it $100 Canadian per month, plus tax. It’s not intended for us lowly poors.