My favorite puzzle website just changed from free to pay. I suppose the economy is bad for everyone, but this really discourages me.
It's hard to talk to anyone without talking about the recession. I hear recent war stories of friends and acquaintances and how they have had to tighten their belts. Very few will escape this economic downturn without a few bruises.
I love to work puzzles. Sudoku is on my list, but I enjoy any number or logic puzzle. My favorite site has 50+ puzzles they post every week. So far, it has been free. But now they are transitioning to a pay website.
Don't get me wrong - the puzzles are great. But there is just something wonderful about how the web is a resource of free things. Think about it - open source applications, open courseware from universities, free puzzles.
I recently heard a radio story about getting things for free. A free meal tastes better, a free movie is more fun, etc.
I really loved Mind Aerobics (now extinct) and zone.com, which is kind of a source of online arcade games. But I guess things are destined to change.
Now, except for the easiest puzzle in each category, I must pay about $4 a week to play the same puzzles I used to get for free. Perhaps it is evidence of the passing of an era.
Like my friend, neuralman, used to say 10 years ago about eBay - warning me that one day the sales would be taxed.
I will stop playing the games - not because I can't affort them (the economy is bad but not that bad) but because I enjoy the free games and I feel like pouting a bit. And I suppose with a few less free puzzles to work, I will actually have a more productive life.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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