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> Lets not pretend that ads help people with less money. Who's pretending? Ads naturally and quite effectively price-discriminate, and so they do make internet
by rewq4321 6y ago
> Lets not pretend that ads help people with less money.
Who's pretending? Ads naturally and quite effectively price-discriminate, and so they do make internet content cheaper for people with less money.
You may have problems with excessive consumption, but many people in developing countries do not. They desperately need the free content (educational, informative, and otherwise) that the current internet model provides them.
- jay_kyburz 6y agoThere are much better options to provide people with educational, informative and entertaining content. Well funded public broadcasters like Australia ABC provide news and entertainment content free. (both text and video) Well funded public libraries can provide a wide range of alternate content.
- google234123 6y agoYeah, let's pretend libraries have equivalent content to the free internet!
- account42 6y agoLet's pretend that most creators of free content on the internet are compensated by ads.
- jshen 6y agoMy family is made up of poor immigrants, many of whom are back in their home country. Free communication systems are a godsend for them. While I love libraries and public broadcasting, I learned to code as a poor kid through library books, they are not the full solution and they never provided free, instant, and any time international communication for people.