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That has nothing to do with ads, that has to do with monetization. Every site needs to be monetized somehow. Ads scale with engagement, so engagement becomes op

That has nothing to do with ads, that has to do with monetization. Every site needs to be monetized somehow. Ads scale with engagement, so engagement becomes optimized. Any monetization scheme that scales with engagement will have this issue.

xp84 1y ago
So, a flat-rate subscription would not have that issue.
- LexiMax 1y ago
  Something Awful was ahead of the curve by charging $10 for access.
- phailhaus 1y ago
  Yes. Nobody has figured out how to get people to pay for social networks though, at scale. The free ones destroy the competition.