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Advertising is a terrible business model with many negative externalities up to threatening democracy. The sooner we get rid of it the sooner we'll have a viabl
by Nextgrid 3y ago
Advertising is a terrible business model with many negative externalities up to threatening democracy. The sooner we get rid of it the sooner we'll have a viable and ethical alternative.
Given the value of the average ad impression, a micropayment system that charged cents to each user is all you need. The problem at the moment is that while advertising is "good enough" there's little market pressure for publishers/creators to align on a common micropayments system.
- raggi 3y agoYouTube offers an alternative model: YouTube premium.
- Conscat 3y agoI still get ads for obviously awful products at the start of some videos. Neither YouTube Premium nor adblocks can stop a creator from telling me about the latest monthly razor subscription for me to buy.
- eviks 3y agoThat's not an alternative to the described micropayments system since this is an expensive bundle that doesn't depend on usage, so almost the opposite
- raggi 3y agoCorrect, it's an alternative to the advertising model, which is what it was a response to.