most of what G and M nonsubscribers can  get is available anywhere else for free

the globe merely repackages it for profit (like Reuters  or AP newswires, NHL standings and scores etc)

the question which applies to both airlines  and the globe is: is  the upscale stuff worth  the price of admission?

maybe to some but  for the majority the answer is  no

that is why newspapers are struggling and airlines gouge with barely legal things like surcharges