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Ads have existed across mediums though, from print, to TV and now on the web. IMO they reflect a fundamental unwillingness of the general public to pay for info
by pm90 4y ago
Ads have existed across mediums though, from print, to TV and now on the web. IMO they reflect a fundamental unwillingness of the general public to pay for information.
- ethbr0 4y agoUsers are paying for ads with their time / attention. But I guess more people are willing to part with that than a $.
- JohnFen 4y agoI think that for the majority, the issue isn't really the money, but the friction. Having to set up an account, or pull out a credit card, is an enormous friction point. The path of least resistance is to tolerate the ads. A proper micropayment system could greatly reduce or eliminate the friction of payments, but we still don't really have one.