My take on this might be too pragmatic for your taste, but I think that as long as the paywall disappears if you enter through Google (as is usually the case), it's not more than a minor inconvenience.
I agree that content that isn't openly and globally available should be avoided.
The Singapore he created is a testament to his philosophy of pragmatism over idealism. No doubt there are serious downsides to this approach, but as a citizen of the bureaucratic and populist EU I can't help but admire what it has achieved in just a few decades.
I agree that content that isn't openly and globally available should be avoided.