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> I wonder what sorts of social media we'd see if it wasn't dependent on selling ads. Probably there are two best answers to this. 1) hn. No ads. Social net
by dnautics 5y ago
> I wonder what sorts of social media we'd see if it wasn't dependent on selling ads.
Probably there are two best answers to this.
1) hn. No ads. Social network (in the way that Reddit is).
2) build it! FB monetizes each person on the order of $10-20 per human per year. So just start up a social network that costs $10/year. Pick a few principles you want to stick to and see if it survives.
Edit: I see my estimates are wrong since time has passed; it's now more like $40-50 per human per year, but I think maybe some of the properties are worth more per person (almost certainly instragram is worth more per person than fb proper).