I wondered the same thing when that New York Times article came up about people paying for News. They acted like the media can support themselves for free, just like artists. One way I differ from some HNers is that I like support good journalism and I like to support the my favorite music artists as well. I know music quality has gone down over the years since artists know they’re much less likely to strike it rich. I met some kids still in highschool and heck even they were listening to music from the early 2000s, 90s and 80s instead, surprisingly.