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> Why would future companies not follow that same model? Because some companies are happy to be profitable without having to squeeze out ever last cent possibl
by codetrotter 3y ago
> Why would future companies not follow that same model?
Because some companies are happy to be profitable without having to squeeze out ever last cent possible of their customers.
When enough people are willing to pay for social media, someone will realize that there is room to build a business that doesn’t abuse its users and they will have enough money to run it.
- mohsenari 3y agoThat's optimistic thinking. I don't believe that will happen even if people realize that it is possible. Because tracking is not detrimental enough to user experience that people move off of existing platforms.
- karakot 3y agopaying customers is the most desirable target audience for Ads.
- nextaccountic 3y agoThen those happy companies get sold to people that _do_ want to squeeze out the last cent possible of their customers. And then they will start collecting their user's data and do nefarious things with it