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by rdm_blackhole
19 days ago
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Ads in my opinion are not the problem. The problem is the expectation that services/apps/radio/tv-channels need to be free when we know that there is nothing really free in this world (except maybe the air we breathe?). This is the same problem that Firefox is facing. If you listen to the crowd here on HN, Firefox is either evil or dumb or both to take money from Google, yet at the same time, these same people would scream bloody murder if Firefox was a paid only browser that cost 5.99 a month because everything these days is a subscription and this is terrible. Every product requires maintenance and has ongoing costs. Let me ask you, do you work for free? If not, then why should they? So instead of spending hours debating over the value of ads in apps and sites, on the radio and so on, what is the solution if:
- ads are a no go
- subscriptions are bad
- donations are unreliable and cannot ensure the proper remuneration of the creators And let me say, that is is not a comment supporting ads, I am genuinely asking what the solution is because I just don't see it. |
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