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Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by ori_b on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @12:31PM (#14099250)
> If everyone charged for their time creating content on the internet, you would buy the best quality content.

Interesting, the ones who tried to charge seem to be dying.

Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by Spivak on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @02:24PM (#14100352)
Yeah, and that says more about the perceived value of their content more than their business model. Paying for news is something that basically every household in the US did up until recently so it's a tough argument to make that people are unwilling. But the honest truth is that their content isn't that much better than the ad supported alternatives.