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A huge part of the reason society values those thing as practically zero is because they've nearly always been provided by companies for free. If the ad-suppor
by rhino369 4y ago
A huge part of the reason society values those thing as practically zero is because they've nearly always been provided by companies for free.
If the ad-supported model fell apart, people would eventual change their understanding of the value of those services. They'd probably pay a decent amount for it.
But its a race to the bottom since someone will always offer ad-supported. It'll take an outside force (like ad-blocks by default or bans by governments) to actually kill off the ad-supported industry.
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