Pivoting to a subscription model is going to be incredibly difficult, but long term is critical if Meta wants to offer a platform that makes massive profit, and

Pivoting to a subscription model is going to be incredibly difficult, but long term is critical if Meta wants to offer a platform that makes massive profit, and doesn't make a bunch kids want to kill themselves etc. The core issues are kind of related. 1. The value of a channel/platform to advertisers has an exponential relationship to that platforms reach. This is why Meta is bathing in money, and Snap struggles to make a dollar. 2. The people advertisers most want to reach (rich people) are the first to pay to remove ads. I suspect Meta will want to focus on getting minors into the subscription platform initially since they low(er) value to advertisers, and highest risk for regulation etc. and then over team letting these young people stick with the sub model as they grow up. By the end of the decade they would more aggressively be able to move away from an ad-supported model then...