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SouthBayDem

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2. In one part, yes.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:59 PM

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Another is that people (who are otherwise happy to pay for food, electricity, or car insurance) expect news to be given out for free with someone else (advertisers for instance) paying for the labor.

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