On: Switzerland Offers Counterpoint on Deflation’s Ills

Yep, always wonder why folks post these at all, here...

Because it's an interesting article which is trivially easy to access.

trivially easy to access == clicking a link and reading expected article.

hyperbole == most things which contain the word 'trivially'.

I'd bet a dollar most of us have better things to do than find a way around a paywall.

It takes about 3 seconds to Google the article title, far less than it takes to write incessant complaints about people charging for content.

I think the nuance is that the WSJ offers a non-paywall link in its interface -- which the WSJ encourages folks to use. Not all paywall sites offer this functionality.

These comments help make the poster aware. If the poster is aware and still doesn't use the non-paywall link, then that's wasting everyone's time.

> It takes about 3 seconds to Google the article title

Assuming Google will fix it all is an incorrect assumption. Assuming 3 seconds is an incorrect assumption. But let's roll with that:

3600 / 3 = 1200 viewers.

So it takes 1200 viewers to waste 1 hour of time assuming all other resource consumption is zero cost.

> far less than it takes to write incessant complaints about people charging for content.

Bitching about efficiency in this case is the height of irony. Bitching about bitching has always been an exercise in futility. Do it right the first time.