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I don't agree with the idea that banning ads would lead social media networks to become less addicting, which seems to be taken for granted. If twitter charged
by some_random 7y ago
I don't agree with the idea that banning ads would lead social media networks to become less addicting, which seems to be taken for granted. If twitter charged $1 a month (which has to be far more than they make from ads served to me), they are still incentivized to keep me on the site. Sure, they might not make marginal dollars from my eyeballs, if I quit then they make nothing. Even if it's a one time purchase, they still want me there to draw my friends there.
- asdff 7y agoAt that point, you are paying for a tool. And you want your tool to be good. The site design maximizes time on site by minimizing the rate of information you can get. "Catching up" takes forever, compared to when most social media websites were chronological. If I'm paying, I want something that maximizes my productivity. Imagine if adobe released an update that made something that took 2 steps into 7 steps, just to make sure you are spending a larger % of your day screwing around in Photoshop. There would be riots in the streets.
- throwaway122378 7y agoOur data is worth more to them than the equivalent ad dollar