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by pb7 1961 days ago
Because despite the common request to "let me pay a monthly fee to not see ads", the vast majority of people are too cheap to pay up. This is why ads are as prolific as they are.
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Okay, but how is that relevant in this case, where you can pay to remove the ads, regardless of whether other people do?
Because people are too cheap to pay. I thought that was clear in my comment.