Yes, so does Economist, The Verge and many many other sites.

But I'm interested in maybe 3 articles a month. If I were to pay for them it's like paying for Netflix and watching a movie a month. Or subscribing to a dead-tree newspaper and only reading the comics.

I do get that micropayments are hard, but it's not a technical issue - it never has been. It's all about credit card costs and legalese.