Yes but we all know the ad revenue model increasingly delivers low average customer lifetime value. The ad model is the default strategy for people who latch on

Yes but we all know the ad revenue model increasingly delivers low average customer lifetime value. The ad model is the default strategy for people who latch on to Graham's contention "it's easier to make something popular than to make money from something popular". I think it's easier to make money from something popular that fills a massive maslow-style need. IMHO