I Am Deleting the Blog
Damn. I&#x27;ve been reading Slate Star Codex for a long time, and he&#x27;s always been one of the most insightful voices on the internet. I&#x27;m really sorry to see him go.<p>After reading this, I looked up NYT&#x27;s policy of using real names, and it turns out this isn&#x27;t the worst time that the NY Times has done this[1].<p>I&#x27;ve long said that if you want to know who an organization serves, see where its money comes from. The NY Times gets 60% of its money from subscriptions, but it also gets 30% of its money from advertisers[2]. Keep in mind that subscribers can be hard to court, and losing one advertiser is a bigger chunk of money, so the NY Times is likely to be disproportionately influenced by the 30% of their income that comes from advertisers.<p>We&#x27;re better off with organizations who receive their money from donations. I have been constantly impressed with the reporting of Mother Jones[3] and ProPublica[4] and would encourage you to both read and donate.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;media&#x2F;2019&#x2F;sep&#x2F;26&#x2F;new-york-times-trump-ukraine-whistleblower-published" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;media&#x2F;2019&#x2F;sep&#x2F;26&#x2F;new-york-times...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dashboards.trefis.com&#x2F;no-login-required&#x2F;5gNimvTR&#x2F;New-York-Times-Revenues-How-Does-New-York-Times-Make-Money-" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dashboards.trefis.com&#x2F;no-login-required&#x2F;5gNimvTR&#x2F;New...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.propublica.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.propublica.org&#x2F;</a>