I am figuring by a decade in change: 1) A completely ad-free tier. Costs an extra thirty dollars per month, most of which goes to making the platforms own "or

I am figuring by a decade in change: 1) A completely ad-free tier. Costs an extra thirty dollars per month, most of which goes to making the platforms own "originals" that nobody much wants. 2) A "some-ads" tier. (This already exists) Just a few. You won't mind much. And at an extra fifteen a month, what a steal! 3) The "lots of ads" tier. The basic offering. 4) The "tons of ads" tier, might as well be watching television. Programs may have material removed so as to fit more ads into the runtime. Microtransaction pay of a few bucks. 5) The "vicious hellscape of ads" tier. Like #4, but the various offsprings of Stable Diffusion and whatever will seamlessly overlay and inject product placement through the entire show. A character won't be offered a whiskey, they'll be offered Johnnie Walker Blue Label whiskey, and in the original actor's voice. Cans of Coke or Pepsi (whoever is paying most according to that hour's ad market) will be digitally added to dinner tables and nightstands. Some actors may be "faced over" with more popular actors. It's not Payola anymore, but a pop hit of 2035 will be playing in Casablanca. But it is free.