I can't see a way for this style of design to be feasible that doesn't rely on a subscription-based business model. As long as users allow free + advertising g

I can't see a way for this style of design to be feasible that doesn't rely on a subscription-based business model. As long as users allow free + advertising generally be the way to for build a dominant tech company then I would assume anyone that tries to compete by not optimising for advertising (eg. reducing friction for users) will lose. Which is a damn shame. Based on my limited knowledge of the history of news media, theres a cycle between free + advertising and paid + high quality. Intuitively it should apply to other verticals too, and I hope that, in reality, it does.