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Ads don't pay for the Internet, they pay for content. The problem is that's it's highly intrusive and mostly unimaginative leading to a negative sentiment. It's

Ads don't pay for the Internet, they pay for content. The problem is that's it's highly intrusive and mostly unimaginative leading to a negative sentiment. It's also pushing content that I haven't asked for, products or whatever. I'd rather pay cash money for the app that is being advertised, than pay-per-view for ads promoting a free app I'll never download, which itself is funded by more adverts.

Nifty3929 4y ago
"Ads don't pay for the Internet, they pay for content." Not quite sure I agree with this. Who pays for all the routers and servers and CDN and whatnot? I think you mean that you pay for your CONNECTION to the internet, which I agree is true, but there's a lot more "plumbing" that goes into it besides the content generation itself, or your internet connection: <ISP> - <LOTS OF REALLY EXPENSSIVE STUFF> - <CONTENT> "I'd rather pay cash money for the app that is being advertised" Me too! But I think we're in the minority. When I ask most people about whether they'd pay for content to avoid ads, they say "no, why would I pay when it's free?" "than pay-per-view for ads..." - Actually I'd LOVE to have literal pay-per-view for content. Can I pay 1 cent or 5 cents or whatever to read that article without any ads or trackers and such? I think that would be a great experience - but again, I think I'm alone on that.