Says a guy whose job is selling your attention to advertisers. As Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
The analogy is, of course, false, in that restaurants have a substantial marginal cost of production per meal consumed. Publishers today don't. A better analogy would be walking by and enjoying the smells coming from the kitchen, or looking in and appreciating their decor. A still-better analogy would be borrowing a friend's book to read, or reading something at the public library. Or, horror of horrors, listening to NPR without donating.
The analogy is, of course, false, in that restaurants have a substantial marginal cost of production per meal consumed. Publishers today don't. A better analogy would be walking by and enjoying the smells coming from the kitchen, or looking in and appreciating their decor. A still-better analogy would be borrowing a friend's book to read, or reading something at the public library. Or, horror of horrors, listening to NPR without donating.