I would usually agree, but the techniques of rapid learning that he introduced make a lot of sense. I've been studying neuroscience recently, and it is well known that the brain learns by linking new information with existing (metaphors and analogies) which is what the article is basically pointing out.
I don't have a steady income and am trying to save.
This is the case for most college students and entrepreneurs who haven't been successful yet. These people, including myself, are who mixergy's interviews might be most valuable to. We know that the interviews are invaluable, but we don't always have the $$$ to show for it.
Wait, you're going to allow paying members to embed your paywall-protected videos on other sites to be viewed by non-members for free? If so, could I just register mixergyfreeinterviews.com and offer your entire archive there?
The free-embed idea is definitely risky, but it might help if you require there to be a certain amount of unique text/editorial surrounding the embedded video in order to avoid abuse. Otherwise, I'm going out right now to register that domain.
The 101st request should not be allowed to negatively impact the experience of the other 100 users.
What about the 300th request? I guess it's a matter of opinion, but is it better to provide a mediocre (or worse) quality experience to all 300 users, or to provide a good quality experience to 1/3 of the users and deny the other 2/3 requests?