Yes, sometimes someone posts a bypass in the comments. Yes, you could use some archive bypass yourself. No, it is not practical nor consistent.

This is not about the morality of paywalls/bypasses or whether sites deserve money.

Sometimes big news will end up paywalled and an often subjective HN title is all you have to work with. And like I said, most people likely do not have access to the site.

My question: Should HN encourage posting open alternative sources? Should mods replace popular paywalled links?