For me it is a difference to pay for the access to a knowledge base (I buy e-books, pay for Private Tunnel Proxy and 50GB download space to be able to download e-books from Hathitrust - this is only possible with an US IP-address), or to pay for "silly" gimmickries/gadgetries like blogs/advertisements,longer permission to edit postings (e.g. six months - after a few days, it is senseless, as noone will realize the changes).
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