>A lot of the alternatives to ad models aren't great (e.g. paywalls everywhere) Crowd-funding models don't necessarily require paywalls. Many creators release

>A lot of the alternatives to ad models aren't great (e.g. paywalls everywhere) Crowd-funding models don't necessarily require paywalls. Many creators release their primary content for free. >selling sponsorship opportunities that aren't ads How can a sponsorship not be an ad? >I don't think there is a viable alternative and they will simply cease to exist. I think if you can't get people to pay for it, it probably wasn't that valuable anyway.