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Unfortunately there's simply no way this is going to happen: * advertising is profitable for advertisers — they buy ad slots because it brings revenue * adver
by arnvald 1y ago
Unfortunately there's simply no way this is going to happen:
* advertising is profitable for advertisers — they buy ad slots because it brings revenue
* advertising is profitable for publishers — some of the biggest companies in the world (Google, Meta) make most of their revenue from ads
* most people are reluctant to spend money, but they're ok to "spend" their attention and their data
There were multiple attempts with micro-payments and nothing has worked so far. Monthly subscription is preferred by customers and companies, but there are only so many outlets that anyone will subscribe to.
- stared 1y agoSure, advertising is profitable. Yet, there are various regulations or social norms telling what is available and what is not. For example, we can think of covering a landmark "because it is profitable" - e.g. think of dressing the Statue of Liberty in clothes of a given brand, or covering the Greek Pantheon in free-to-play game ads. Of course, tastes matter. The US is littered with (in real world) advertising banners, my native Poland - even more. But there are quite a few places in the Europe in which people would consider it off putting to use a glowing sign on a historical or otherwise clean design. So it is about both tastes and regulations. > most people are reluctant to spend money, but they're ok to "spend" their attention and their data This is a tricky part. Kind of miss times when we were buying paper newspapers. But let's take an example - devs were reluctant to pay $ for services. Not everyone and their dog pays for tokens.