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by rcxdude 980 days ago
> BUT, they HAVE to be micro-fees. Because of the fact that, EVERYONE uses the internet now. Literally almost all of humanity. To charge 30$ per Month (like ChatGPT does) for such a basic service, would bring an Incomprehensible amount of money in the hands of a few providers, which would make them even more dominant than they already are, I'm afraid. Technologically, we have now 0 problems to implement a solid micro-fee system.

It's worth pointing out that facebook makes on average $16 per month per US user, simply by selling ads to show them. And it makes $3 per month per global user.