I agree. Only on the web are publishers so willing to dilute and pervert their product to such a degree. Perhaps it is in part because many of the folk that run these companies cannot see the internet as a real place. However, it's more real. This medium is living. The NYT had the sense to walk back from the precipice. I agree with your math, and the click route devours quality. Over time, we have talked about a paywall, invites, and a number of other up front filters. Obviously, I still believe it can be done without them. I hope it can, and not just because I don't want Hubski to fail. I want that place to exist.I think that, in this age of Cracked, HuffPo, QZ, Upworthy and all the rest of the clickbait bullshit, we'll start to see communities that do not let you register by default. That do not let you wander through and post comments like an angry toddler. That are curated for the defense of their existing userbase because they recognize that their existing userbase matters.