Not that my reasoning means much or is a good argument for bypassing paywalls, but here goes:
I agree bypassing a paywall is theft of content. If these content providers would stop showing up in my Google newsfeed, I wouldn't bother. I can tell how you much I go to the NY Times or Wash post to seek out news - 0% So, if they would stay on their side of the fence, so will I.
And
Some of the news outlets like New Yorker, the Atlantic, NYT, etc. have been aggressively pumping out slanted and factually inaccurate information. I consider it an assault on my understanding of the world around me when I see a headline in my Google news feed that seems to be wildly false, and to get the context and confirm the basis for the article, I will hop the paywall and check.
And
I've had my fill of preachy liberal news outlets telling me that straight white men are the world's number 1 problem so f 'em. I'm gonna live up to my reputation.
If a tranny friendly writer wants to bash JK Rowling, then I'll bust that paywall.
and finally
I finished a book by one of my favorite authors while listening to a song by one of my favorite singers the other day, explaining how "the poor" should be assisted and supported and excused for their issues... then I realized I needed to stop fighting it and go along. The Washington Post pays their writers a heap ton more than my dwindling pension pays me so, ok, thank you wealthy liberal writers, I don't mind if I do.
Not claiming that excuses paywall theft, just my thinking...
