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> Closed wall content is bad for everyone. You said that twice. It's not bad for subscribers. There's a good argument to be made that ad-driven content is bad
by jacobmoe 8y ago
> Closed wall content is bad for everyone.
You said that twice. It's not bad for subscribers. There's a good argument to be made that ad-driven content is bad for everyone. In fact there's an argument to be made that ad-driven content is ushering in the end of the world. Who was it that said "we're building dystopia to maximize clicks." If you pay for your media, you at least know what the product really is.
- driverdan 8y ago> You said that twice. Yes, intentionally. > There's a good argument to be made that ad-driven content is bad for everyone. No disagreement here. I donate to independent podcasts directly. They get 100% of the money. Many of them have no ads or two versions, one that's free with ads or one that's paid with no ads. It's the best of both worlds.
- oska 8y ago> Many of them have no ads or two versions, one that's free with ads or one that's paid with no ads. It's the best of both worlds. I disagree with this strategy. In my opinion, pushing advertising on anyone is immoral and just because I can pay to get out of it doesn't absolve the podcaster who's still putting ads in the 'free' version. A good podcaster doesn't push ads, full stop.