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As Linus (LTT) mentioned a while back, VPNs are an insanely profitable cash cow with super low bars of entry into the new business, but it sits at a super legal
by adra 3y ago
As Linus (LTT) mentioned a while back, VPNs are an insanely profitable cash cow with super low bars of entry into the new business, but it sits at a super legally precarious position that could jeopardize major legal and ethical challenges.
I agree though that a lot of YouTubers have grown fat and comfortable with VPN providers led largely because of the financial incentives over their desire to protect fans.
- seanp2k2 3y agoIs there a name for the phenomenon when something is over-advertised to the point where potential consumers become less interested with more advertising? I’ve reached that point with NordVPN, SquareSpace, and a few others, but especially any pharmaceuticals that get TV ads (not that they’re ever relevant to any health concerns for anyone in our house).
- adra 3y agoAnecdote to the pharma comment, I recently looked up what happened with the CW because it felt like the network was falling into a pit recently. It turns out the network got "trimmed down for aquisition" which got swooped up by a cable providers. Apparently the average viewer of CW on terrestrial cable is 58!? (Taken from Wikipedia for what it's worth). If 58 is the average viewer for CW, just how old people are trending for less youth oriented networks. I makes a lot more sense to see a bunch of drug commercials (with their very high ad rates) shoved down your throat.
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoLaw of diminishing marginal utility?
- wiml 3y agoI think GP is talking about diminishing total utility (negative marginal utility).
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoPharma ads are not permitted here, so I sometimes look em up on the YouTube’s for amusement.