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> This generation of internet users is a lot more willing to pay for content than mine was. I haven't seen any evidence to suggest this is the case. Do you kno
by ovao 9y ago
> This generation of internet users is a lot more willing to pay for content than mine was.
I haven't seen any evidence to suggest this is the case. Do you know of any?
- bdibs 9y agoI’d actually guess it’s the opposite. Why pay for a news subscription when you can get “news” for free on Facebook and the like.
- DashRattlesnake 9y ago> Why pay for a news subscription when you can get “news” for free on Facebook and the like. Did you miss the whole Facebook "fake news" thing last year?
- bdibs 9y agoThat’s why I put news in quotation marks, I actually have a couple news subscriptions and no Facebook account.
- snowwrestler 9y agoTwo examples I can think of off the top of my head are news subscriptions, and Patreon. Both seem to be growing a good clip. A decade ago there was a lot of talk about digital subscriptions as a business model, but few if any success stories.